Forestry
Napâttuit: Wood Use by Labrador Inuit and Its Impact on the Forest Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabel Lemus-Lauzon
Najat Bhiry
James Woollett
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 113-139
Description
Reports on forest exploitation patterns over the past 200 years.
A Narrative of Encroachment Experienced by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. (Patt) Larcombe
Description
Provides an overview of past, current and future developments and looks at how the encroachments have directly or indirectly impacted Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's social, cultural, economic, health and overall well-being.
Native Minorities and Ethnic Conflict in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Leonard Elliott.
Current History, vol. 66, no. 392, 1974, pp. 177-181
Description
This article places the issue of the James Bay Project for the development of hydroelectric power into a historical and political perspective and discusses its effects upon the Aboriginals of Quebec.
Native Rights and Environmental Sustainability: Lessons from the British Columbia Wilderness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Michael M'Gonigle
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 107-130
Description
Reviews land use disputes in Stein River Valley, British Columbia and offers an assessment of some of the larger lessons to be learned from this forestry/wilderness conflict.
Natural Resources and Community Sustainability: Final Report of Activities 2001-2003
Alternate Title
Project Reports (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2003/2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clifford G.Hickey
Mark Nelson
David C. Natcher
Description
Discusses Aboriginal treaty rights to draw a livelihood from the land through subsistence harvesting, and looks at the direct relationship with modern commercial forestry.
The Nature and Components of Economic Development in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Miriam Jorgensen
Description
Report commissioned to provide an introduction to relevant issues and policies with the purpose of stimulating discussion at the National Native American Economic Summit held in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15-17, 2007.
New Alliance Fighting Development in the Choco; Clayoquot Sound Action Continues
Alternate Title
cs canada 17.3
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue: Selections From State of the Peoples, Fall, 1993
Description
Highlights two acts of solidarity, in two different parts of the world, that try to defend lands and livelihoods.
Non-Timber Forest Products: An Economic Opportunity for First Nations' People
Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 51
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catalina Solano-Rivera
Description
Explores how wildberries are a special type of non-timber forest product that have social, cultural and economic importance for the Gwich’in communities.
Non-Timber Forest Products and Village Livelihoods in Rajasthan, India: Adaptation in a Changing Environment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Natcher
Vijayalakshmi Kalagnanamb
Ramesh Rawalc
Mark Johnston
Abdullah Al Mamun
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, vol. 25, no. 1, 2018, pp. [1]-9
Description
Examines the impact of the forestry industry on the village of Khanda Sharol and the adaptability of the villagers in response.
'Nothing it Seems Can be Done about it': Charlie Cox, Indian Affairs Timber policy, and the Long Lac Reserve, 1924-40
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Kuhlberg
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 33-64
Description
Studies the history of timber contractor Charlie Cox and his access to and use of First Nations' woodlands in Ontario.
Out of the Woods: Tsimshian Women and Forestry Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline F. Butler
Charles R.Menzies
Anthropology of Work Review, vol. 21, no. 2, June 2000, pp. 12-17
Description
Discusses Tsimshian women's experience as laborers and producers and their exclusion from wage work and independent harvesting over the past 100 years.
Partnerships Between First Nations and the Forest Sector: A National Survey
Alternate Title
[Synthesis Report] (Sustainable Forest Management Network)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clifford G. Hickey
Mark Nelson
Description
Presents the results of a Canada-wide survey, which attempts to address a gap in the knowledge of partnerships by gathering data directly from the companies and First Nations involved in them.
Partnerships Towards NTFP Development: Perspectives From Pikangikum First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan D. Pengelly
Iain Davidson-Hunt
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 230-250
Description
Looks at the potential of research, development and marketing of non-timber forest products with partners.
Picturing Transformation: Nexw Áyantsut
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothy Kennedy
BC Studies, no. 186, Summer, 2015, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of Picturing Transformation by Nancy Bleck, Katherine Dodds, and Chief Bill Williams.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 155.
Pikangikum First Nation and Forest Fire Management: Old and New Knowledge of Fire
Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 37
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew M. Miller
Iain J. Davidson-Hunt
R. Michael O'Flaherty
Description
Summarizes the results of research with Pikangikum First Nation elders to learn about their perspectives and knowledge of fire in their traditional area.
Planning Co-Existence: Aboriginal Issues in Forest and Land Use Planning
Alternate Title
Occasional Paper Series (CCI Press) ; no. 65
Research and Insights from the Aboriginal Research Program of the Sustainable Forest Management Network ; vol. II
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marc G. Stevenson
David C. Natcher
Jim S. Frideres
Cash Rowe
Jimmie R. Webb ... [et al.]
Planning, Purchasing, and Partnering: How First Nations are Gaining Ground in British Columbia's Slumping Forest Sector
Alternate Title
Annual Aboriginal Land and Resource Management Conference ; 11th, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John W. Gailus
Tim Thielmann
Description
Discusses three examples of opportunities First Nations have taken to enhance participation in the forest sector: the Gitxsan, the Klahoose First Nation, and the case of three First Nations with a collective forest licence.
Protecting Culturally Significant Areas Through Watershed Planning in Clayoquot Sound
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Holly Spiro Mabee
George Hoberg
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 80, no. 2, March/April 2004, pp. 229-240
Description
Presents a study where First Nations in Clayoquot Sound identified and mapped their culturally significant areas in order to ensure their protection in forest management activities.
Province Punished in Costs in Flawed Consultation Case: Moulton Contracting Ltd. v. British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan M. Young
Lindsay Dykstra
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, June 2014, pp. [1]-4
Description
Case presents strong judicial warning to governments that if they fail to adequately consult, they will be held legally accountable to First Nations and to private industry.
Provincial Jurisdiction, Adjudicative Authority and Aboriginal Rights: A Comment on Paul v. B.C.(Forest Appeals Commission)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
The Advocate, vol. 60, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 77-[?]
Description
The author asserts that the Paul decision is a misinterpretation of the decision by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the balancing of Aboriginal rights and public rights.
Putting the Community Back Into Community-Based Resource Management: A Criteria and Indicators Approach to Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Clifford G. Hickey
Human Organization, vol. 61, no. 4, 2002, pp. 350-363
Description
Describes how the Little Red River Cree Nation of Alberta used a community-based management program to develop a self-improving forest management system.
The Real Avatar
Alternate Title
The Nature of Things ; season 2010-2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roberto Verdecchia
Mike Hanna
Description
Documentary investigates the resource boom's effects on the Indigenous people of Peru.
Episode of The Nature of Things which aired July 7, 2011.
Duration: 1:22:47.
Reconciliation and Third-Party Interests: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 7-25
Description
Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.
REDD and Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Africa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kanyinke Sena
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 10-19
Description
Presents overview of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) with an analysis of the challenges and opportunities to moving forward.