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Author/Creator
Jean Paul Gladu
Description
Examines three case studies, Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in British Columbia,
to address the costs and benefits of protected areas to Aboriginal Peoples, and highlight management practices.
Aboriginal Forestry: Community Management as Opportunity and Imperative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Curran
Michael M'Gonigle
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
Aboriginal Participation in Forest Management: Not Just Another Stakeholder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peggy Smith
Description
Updated version of 1995 paper includes new developments in the Forest sector and recognition of Aboriginal rights and title.
Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew Egan
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 229-231
Description
Book review of Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada edited by D.B. Tindall, Ronald L. Trosper, and Pamela Perreault.
Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard University
Description
Discusses the environmental damage that mining, including exploration, has caused the Takla Lake First Nation. The paper includes an overview of international and domestic Aboriginal rights law; analyzes the problems mining raises for First Nations; and concludes that structural, procedural, and substantive legal reforms are needed.
Canada's and Europe's Northern Dimensions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anita Dey Nuttall
Mark Nuttall
John Kozij
Arja Rautio
Mikko Vienonen ... [et al.]
Description
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The Communicative Difficulties of Integrating Traditional Environmental Knowledge Through Wildlife and Resource Co-Management
Theses
Author/Creator
Stella Spak
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.
Confronting Megaprojects: Development Without Our Consent is not Development
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Cultures of Peru (CHIRAPAQ)
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Indigenous women exchanged experiences on how the lack of consultation on mining, forestry, oil and natural gas extraction and hydroelectric projects have affected their communities.
Constructing Identity Through Language: Water at Walpole Island First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen E. Pennesi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1999.
Cooperative Management in Alberta: an Applied Approach to Resource Management and Consultation with First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Jamie Honda-McNeil
Description
Renewable Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2000.
Cumulative Impacts to FMFN#468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
Alternate Title
Cumulative Impacts to Fort McMurray First Nation #468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
FMFN #468 - Shell Hearing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherri Labour
Beth Dickson
Description
Existing effects and disturbances analysis prepared for a regulatory hearing for Shell Canada's Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine proposals on Fort McMurray First Nation traditional lands.
Demanding Free, Prior and Informed Consent Across Borders: Making Rights Real in Colombia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aviva Chomsky
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses community consultation processes and campaigns to organize environmentally responsible mining practices.
Doo Dilzin Da: Abuse of the Natural World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Begay
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 21-27
Description
Examines the effects of the tourism and mining industries on the northern Arizona ecosystem and suggests management strategies aimed at minimizing the impact on traditional way of life.
Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: REDD and Indigenous Peoples]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sille Stidsen
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 4-9
Description
Introduction to journal issue with a focus on policy framework, and REDD, a program for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to limit the impact of climate change and its impact on indigenous lifestyle, culture and communities.
Encounters with Development Environmental Impact Assessment and Aboriginal Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ioana Radu
INDITERRA, no. 2, [Trajectoires plurielles des Premiers Peuples], 2010, pp. [43]-60
Description
Explains how First Nations can use customary resource management practices and participate more fully in resource development projects.
Environmental Impact Assessment and Resource Management, A Haida Case Study: Implications for Native People of the North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Shapcott
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 55-83
Description
Studies the existing process and suggests a more appropriate system for Aboriginal participation in environmental and resource management that takes into account the traditional world view.
Evaluating the Co-Management Institutions Created By the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and The Inuvialuit Final Agreement With Planning Criteria
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Kenneth John Bickmore
Description
Urban and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2002.
Exploring the Great Bear Sea: Elementary Grades 4 - 7 Resource
Alternate Title
The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Buffett
Karen Anspacher-Meyer
Description
Designed for use with the film The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future.
Exploring the Great Bear Sea: Environmental Science Grades 11 & 12
Alternate Title
The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sarah Lockman
Jennifer Buffett
Description
Designed for use with the film The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future.
Exploring the Great Bear Sea: Social Studies Grades 11 & 12
Alternate Title
The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sarah Lockman
Jennifer Buffett
Description
Designed for use with the film The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future.
An Expression of Self-Determination: Incorporating Alaska Native Knowledge into Community-Driven Energy Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P Brewer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-20
Description
Looks at the decision making process for the Gwichyaa Gwich's shift from a reliance on fossil fuels to more traditional knowledge based wood-to-energy project and how this change contributes their goal of self-determination.
Finding Common Ground: A Critical Review of Land Use and Resource Management Policies in Ontario, Canada and their Intersection with First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fraser McLeod
Leela Viswanathan
Graham S. Whitelaw
Jared Macbeth
Carolyn King ... [et al.]
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-23
Description
Examines current provincial policies and identifies changes needed to improve relations between municipalities and Aboriginal communities.
First Nations Resource Use on the Northwest Coast: Investigations into Geography, Ecology, Knowledge and Resource Management
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott McKeen
Description
Recommended for Grades 9-10 social Studies.
First Nations, Salmon Fisheries and the Rising Importance of Conservation: Report to the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kerri Garner
Ben Parfitt
Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Self-Determination, Participation, and Decision-Making
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the right of Indigenous peoples to approve or reject proposed actions or projects that may affect their lands, territories, or resources.
From Conflict to Collaboration: The Story of the Great Bear Rainforest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merran Smith
Art Sterritt
Description
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
Gene Deal Boosts Indigenous Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andy Coghlan
New Scientist, vol. 184, no. 2468, October 9, 2004, pp. 8[-?]
Description
Signed agreement between Pacific island nation of Samoa and the University of California, will split equally revenues from potential prostratin-based drugs, extracted from the mamala tree bark. Samoan healers were the first to recognize the trees medicinal potential.
Gwendoline B. Beck Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Gwendoline B. Beck
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Gwen Beck is a long time resident of La Ronge who has taken a keen interest in local, social and political affairs.
'His Knowledge and My Knowledge': Cree and Ojibwe Traditional Environmental Knowledge and Sturgeon Co-Management in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Hannibal-Paci
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.
Hishuk Ish Ts'awalk - All Things are One: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Forest Practices in Ahousaht First Nations' Traditional Territory, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin Yvonne Smith
Description
Canadian Heritage and Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1998.
How Political Change Paved the Way for Indigenous Knowledge: The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Miriam Grant
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 115-123
Description
Highlights the process of political change in an attempt to recognize the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge in resource management.
I Am the River and the River is Me: The Implications of a River Receiving Personhood Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brendan Kennedy
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the agreement that entitles the Whanganui River to be given a legal identity and have a legal voice.
The Impact of the Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Study on the Dene Tha' First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherry Horvath
Laura MacKinnon
Mark O. Dickerson
Monique M. Ross
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, 2002, pp. 361-398
Description
Assesses impact of a land use study. Interview method used to gather site specific data from Elders and current land users to gain an understanding of the community's relationship to the land.
Indigenous Knowledge Centres - The Queensland Experience Six Years On
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lyn Thompson
Renee Colless
Description
The Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKC) Administrator from Boigu Island describes the community involvement and its impact since the IKC was established.
Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Assessment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc G. Stevenson
Arctic, vol. 49, no. 3, September 1996, p. 278– 291
Description
Dicusses several factors that have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to the environmental impact assessment.
Indigenous Peoples and Conservation: From Rights to Resource Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ron Reed
Kari Marie Norgaard
Reiner Buergin
Gregory Ch'oc
Cassie Hughes ... [et al.]
Indigenous Peoples and Oil and Gas Development
Respecting Rights, Minimizing Risks, Maximizing Benefits
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ed Bianchi
KAIROS Policy Briefing Paper, vol. 18, November 2009, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the impact of resource extraction on Indigenous peoples’ lands and the need to respect and protect their traditional cultures and values.
Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Resource Rights: A Basis for Equitable Relationships?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darrell Addison Posey
Description
Looks at findings and recommendations from the workshop held at Green College.
Investigating Ancient Socioeconomy in Sto:lo Territory: a Palaeoethnobotanical Analysis of the Scowlitz Site, Southwestern B.C.
Theses
Author/Creator
Natasha Lyons
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Blueberry: Learning Journeys of the Whitefeather Forest, Pikangikum First Nation, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
C. Jane Driedger
Description
Natural Resource Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Keepers of the Water: Exploring Anishinaabe and Métis Women's Knowledge of Water and Participation in Water Governance in Kenora, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Natasha J. Szach
Description
Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M)--University of Manitoba, 2013.
Knowledge Co-production in Contested Spaces: An Evaluation of the North Slope Borough – Shell Baseline Studies Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan P. Kettle
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 43-57
Description
Examines a research agreement between the North Slope Borough of Alaska and Shell Exploration and Production Company (Shell Oil) and offers an evaluation based on: external factors, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts.
Land Use Planning Policy in the Far North Region of Ontario: Conservation Targets, Politics of Scale, and the Role of Civil Society Organizations in Aboriginal–State Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Catie Burlando
Description
Natural Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Managing Legitimacy in Ecotourism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas B. Lawrence
Deborah Wickins
Nelson Phillips
Tourism Management, vol. 18, no. 5, 1997, pp. 307-316
Description
Examines the legitimacy problem currently facing ecotourism and how the management of legitimacy in ecotourism should proceed.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
Native Americans, the National Parks, and the Concept of Historical Inevitability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary B. Nash
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73-80
Description
Discussion about human interaction with the environment, human action with other humans, the protection of natural and cultural resources, and sensitivity to Native American history.
The New Brunswick Aboriginal Forestry: Constructions of a Natural Resource
Theses
Author/Creator
Sherrie Lee Blakney
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, 2000.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
Paradigm Shifts in Aboriginal Cultures? : Understanding TEK in Historical and Cultural Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nelson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 289-310
Description
Article evaluates current Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) scholarship, and then examines some past uses and interpretations. Options for adressing concerns with inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in resource management participation are explored.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.