| Original instructions: Indigenous teachings for a sustainable future MK Nelson Simon and Schuster, 2008 | 358 | 2008 |
| Traditional ecological knowledge: Learning from Indigenous practices for environmental sustainability MK Nelson, D Shilling Cambridge University Press, 2018 | 170 | 2018 |
| Getting Dirty - The Eco-Eroticism of Women in Indigenous Oral Literatures MK Nelson Critically sovereign, 229-260, 2017 | 77 | 2017 |
| The hydromythology of the Anishinaabeg: Will Mishipizhu survive climate change, or is he creating it? MK Nelson Centering Anishinaabeg studies: Understanding the world through stories, 213-233, 2013 | 53 | 2013 |
| Restoring indigenous history and culture to nature D Martinez, E Salmon, MK Nelson Original instructions: Indigenous teachings for a sustainable future, 88-115, 2008 | 45 | 2008 |
| Ravens, storms, and the ecological Indian at the National Museum of the American Indian M Nelson Wicazo Sa Review, 41-60, 2006 | 30 | 2006 |
| Contemporary Native American responses to environmental threats in Indian Country TA Gonzales, MK Nelson Indigenous Traditions and Ecology, 495-538, 2001 | 30 | 2001 |
| Lighting the Sun of Our Future: How These Teachings Can Provide Illumination MK Nelson Original instructions: Indigenous teachings for a sustainable future, 1-19, 2008 | 25 | 2008 |
| Placing diverse knowledge systems at the core of transformative climate research B Orlove, P Sherpa, N Dawson, I Adelekan, W Alangui, R Carmona, ... Ambio, 1-17, 2023 | 21 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Persistence in Place MK Nelson The World of Indigenous North America, 188-214, 2014 | 21 | 2014 |
| Re-indigenizing our bodies and minds through Native foods MK Nelson Original instructions: Indigenous teachings for a sustainable future, 180-195, 2008 | 20 | 2008 |
| Protecting the sanctity of native foods MK Nelson State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, 201-209, 2013 | 13 | 2013 |
| Mending the split-head society with trickster consciousness MK Nelson Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future, 288-298, 2008 | 13 | 2008 |
| A psychological impact report for the environmental movement M Nelson ReVision 20 (4), 37-38, 1998 | 13 | 1998 |
| Becoming metis M Nelson The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World, 146-152, 2011 | 11 | 2011 |
| More than one mask: The context of NAGPRA for museums and tribes E Luby, M Nelson American Indian Culture and Research Journal 32 (4), 2008 | 11 | 2008 |
| Wrestling with Fire: Indigenous Women’s Resistance and Resurgence MK Nelson American Indian Culture and Research Journal 43 (3), 69-84, 2019 | 10 | 2019 |
| Rivers of memory, lakes of survival: indigenous water traditions and the Anishinaabeg nation MK Nelson Deep blue: critical reflections on nature, religion and water, 67-86, 2008 | 9* | 2008 |
| ICSM CHC White Paper I: Intangible cultural heritage, diverse knowledge systems and climate change. Contribution of Knowledge Systems Group I to the International Co-Sponsored … B Orlove, N Dawson, P Sherpa, I Adelekan, W Alangui, R Carmona, ... ICOMOS & ISCM CHC, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
| What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? J Hausdoerffer, BP Hecht, MK Nelson, KK Cummings University of Chicago Press, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
