Contributed by Ssekimpi M. Ssemambo, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister – Buganda Kingdom I attended the congress as a travel awardee; but also as an elder from Uganda the next (ISE Congress) host country in 2016. Here below are my general remarks briefly on the above congress: I didn’t have any knowledge about the ISE and its activities. My participation was pleasurable but also a big blessing to me in my capacity as a community/traditional leader...
Contributed by Linda McDonald In June of this year I had the wonderful opportunity to be invited as a participant and speaker to the 14th Congress for the International Society of Ethnobiology in Bumthang, Bhutan. I was honoured to have been asked to speak on behalf of my First Nation, the Liard First Nation in Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. From the moment I stepped on the DrukAir airplane, with the Thunder Dragon on the tail, and the fact that I...
Compartiendo con ustedes la experiencia de un exitoso evento realizado del 01 al 7 de junio del presente año en Bhután. Un país incrustado en las montañas entre India, China y Nepal. La 14th ISE, congreso sobre etnobiología del 1 al 7 de junio del presente año se realizó en la ciudad de Bumthang Bhután. Más información (www.uwice.gov.bt) o al (www.ethnobiology.net). Este maravilloso congreso fue Organizado por la Sociedad...
Contributed by Alí García Segura, Bribri, University of Costa Rica This year from June 1-7 in Bhutan a successful event was held and I’d like to share my experience with you. Bhutan is a country nested in the mountains between India, China and Nepal. The 14th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology was held in Bumthang, Bhutan. More information can be found at the site of the hosting institute or at the ISE site. This amazing...
Contributed by Evelyn Roe The polite rain of south-west England taps on my window. I lift my eyes from the keyboard and soft memories of the ISE Congress arrive like mist over Dartmoor. Bhutan is a far-off place, and the workshop just a dream: a dream of friendship, culture, learning, and un-learning. But, as I inhale again the tangy, pine-filled air that claimed me as I stumbled out of the coach on that first, dark arrival at the hostel in the...
