Report provides suggestions of how to promote the meaningful involvement of First Nations in the environmental assessment processes with respect to land and resources.
Outlines a project that was developed to better understand the land-use planning opportunities and challenges faced by First Nations living in northern Ontario.
Maclean's, vol. 122, no. 47, December 7, 2009, pp. 40-41
Description
Brief discussion the plans to increase building and industry on native lands in British Columbia which have created opposition on the part of ecological groups.
Presents recommendations that would provide support for significant and sustained Aboriginal economic development and an immediate stimulus to address the current economic crisis.
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 94-117
Description
Discusses long-term environmental and social impacts of building a pipeline in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 27, no. 3, September 2009, pp. 205-215
Description
Examines whether the restrictive scoping applied in this process which led to the approval of a mine addressed the needs of First Nations located southeast of the mine.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 85, no. 5, October 2009, pp. 789-801
Description
Presents a study where interviews were conducted with members of 6 northern Ontario Aboriginal communities to obtain their views on how to define and protect Aboriginal values during forest management.