[MPWG] MPWG Ethics and Ethnobotanical Research

[ForestRuss at aol.com]

Eric:

Good post....what sort of significant ethical issues have these postings 
brought up?

Also, although I have the greatest respect for aboriginal peoples and the 
culture of Native Americans, in Appalachia, we have an entire segment of rural 
society that seems to feel they have some "aboriginal" rights to go onto private 
property and pilfer medicinal plants.  
These are not necessarily people that have lived on the same land for 
hundreds or thousands of years and they are increasingly bastardizing legitimate 
aboriginal claims for access or use.

How would you suggest that we separate or determine what is a legitimate 
"aboriginal" right of access or wild harvesting from those of the interlopers? 

Russ Richardson
PO Box 206
Weston, WV 26452
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