Indigenous Voices on the Environment and the Economy

Key themes found throughout the resources below relate to how Indigenous communities are facing and responding to environmental and livelihood sustainability challenges, drawing on Indigenous perspectives on the environment and natural resource stewardship. A dialogue is built through personal accounts both from within Canada, and internationally.

Indigenous knowledge (IK) has the potential to provide invaluable insight for community-based development and conservation efforts through the sharing of multi-generational intellectual capital within and between communities and organisations. This traditional knowledge system provides a means of addressing both environmental and social concerns simultaneously, and sustainably. By incorporating Indigenous knowledge in the policy process, and going beyond simply the duty to consult with aboriginal peoples, we gain unmatched insight into sustainable social-ecological management – for the benefit of all.

Session Chair

Maureen Googoo

(A Mi’kmaq journalist from Indian Brook, Nova Scotia)

Key Themes:
Indigenous Issues,  Livelihoods,  Climate & Environmental Change,  Governance, Rights & Conflict

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