Scientific and First Nation Perspectives of Non-Timber Forest Products: A Case Study From the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario: NCE-SFMN Project: Combining Scientific and First Nations' Knowledge for the Management and Harvest of Traditional an
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fikret Berkes
Iain Davidson-Hunt
Tracy Ruta
John Sinclair
Description
Presents a model for cooperative research between First Nation harvesters and scientific researchers that builds upon the contributions of both science and local/indigenous knowledge towards multi-functional and biologically diverse landscapes.
Ethnohistory, vol. 25, no. 4, Fall, 1978, pp. 301-317
Description
Studies observance of the Pleiades stars and how these understandings related to the frost free season, which was important knowledge for the growing of maize.