19 Feb Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples, their culture, traditions, knowledge, and challenges faced both today and historically are discussed as key themes within the selection of resources found to the right of this web page. Traditional resource use and conservation are emphasized through this section, along with governance structure, consultation / negotiation processes, and fishing practices traditionally used by aboriginal groups in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Topics such as the Mi’kmaq decision making model, means of strengthening links within and between communities, local adaptive capacity, the indigenous right to self-determination, and examples of legal pluralism between government and First Nations are explored.
Together, this collection of accounts, observations, and discussions offer important contributions toward the recognition of indigenous rights to self-governance in Canada and internationally. Through granting traditional wisdom relating to community-level resource management, the knowledge shared on this page has the potential to contribute to the well-being and sustainability of coastal communities and ecosystems around the globe.
Key themes:
Indigenous Issues, Governance, Rights & Conflict, Livelihoods, Wildlife & Fisheries
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Balancing Community autonomy with Collective Identity: Mi'Kmaq Decision Making in Nova Scotia
Shelley Denny (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University), Lucia Fanning (Marine Affairs Program/Dalhousie University)
An Innu-centric Approach to Environmental Stewardship
Richard Nuna (Innu Nation Environment Office), Trudy Sable (TGS Research Management and Educational Consultants)
How Indigenous Fishing Practices Can Contribute to Wellbeing and Social-ecological Resilience: An Example from Torres Strait, Australia
Annie Lalancette (Saint Mary’s University), Monica Mulrennan (Concordia University)
Indigenous Self-Determination and Food Sovereignty through Fisheries Co-Governance in the Great Lakes Region
Charles Levkoe (Lakehead University), Kristen Lowitt (Mount Allison University)
Hishukish Tsawalk (everything is one), Nuu-chah-nulth's fight to take care of their communities and ecosystem through the assertion of their fishing rights
Dawn Foxcroft (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council), Don Hall (Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council)
Southern Inuit of NunatuKavut Polar Bear Management in Labrador
Patricia Nash (NunatuKavut Community Council)
Engaging Indigenous People and Local Communities in Nature Conservation: The case of Waza national park, north Cameroon
Leonard Usongo (IUCN Country Office)