Miguel Sioui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His current research aims to bridge Indigenous and Western academic epistemologies to foster the development of environmental strategies that are more likely to promote responsible and respectful relationships with the environment over the long term. It is his hope that this effort will help Canadian and global societies to deal more effectively with increasingly complex local, regional, and global environmental management challenges.

• Chapter 1.- Colonialism and the evolution of the relationship between the Yucatec Maya and their land. Chapter 2.- Theoretical framework: indigenous geographies and the study of indigenous knowledges (IKs). Chapter 3.- Research design and methodology. Chapter 4.- Responsibility- based thinking in land-use practices. Chapter 5.- Being part of the land. Chapter 6.- Conclusions and lasting thoughts.

Miguel Sioui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His current research aims to bridge Indigenous and Western academic epistemologies to foster the development of environmental strategies that are more likely to promote responsible and respectful relationships with the environment over the long term. It is his hope that this effort will help Canadian and global societies to deal more effectively with increasingly complex local, regional, and global environmental management challenges.

• Chapter 1.- Colonialism and the evolution of the relationship between the Yucatec Maya and their land. Chapter 2.- Theoretical framework: indigenous geographies and the study of indigenous knowledges (IKs). Chapter 3.- Research design and methodology. Chapter 4.- Responsibility- based thinking in land-use practices. Chapter 5.- Being part of the land. Chapter 6.- Conclusions and lasting thoughts.

Miguel Sioui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His current research aims to bridge Indigenous and Western academic epistemologies to foster the development of environmental strategies that are more likely to promote responsible and respectful relationships with the environment over the long term. It is his hope that this effort will help Canadian and global societies to deal more effectively with increasingly complex local, regional, and global environmental management challenges.

• Chapter 1.- Colonialism and the evolution of the relationship between the Yucatec Maya and their land. Chapter 2.- Theoretical framework: indigenous geographies and the study of indigenous knowledges (IKs). Chapter 3.- Research design and methodology. Chapter 4.- Responsibility- based thinking in land-use practices. Chapter 5.- Being part of the land. Chapter 6.- Conclusions and lasting thoughts.