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ABSTRACT Since the early part of the 20th century, the federal government has engaged in a long and slow process of devolution in the Canadian Arctic. Although the range of powers devolved to the territorial governments has been substantial over the years, the federal government still maintains control over the single most important jurisdiction in the region, territorial lands and resources, which it controls in two of the three territories, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. This fact is significant for territorial governments because gaining jurisdiction over their lands and resources is seen as necessary for dramatically improving the lives of residents and governments in the Canadian north. Relying on archival...
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First Nations' participation in resource development projects is continuously changing. Some would argue that it is improving the situation for First Nations and their communities, while others would argue that First Nations still lack meaningful decision-making regarding the land on which we live. This thesis focuses on ways in which First Nations, more specifically the Tahltan First Nation, might improve consultation processes with government, industry, as well as internal consultation between leadership and membership. In undertaking this research, I show the Tahltan how a completed First Nation (Heiltsuk Nation) land use plan might raise and address the kinds of issues being discussed in Tahltan communities....
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This report summarizes information obtained on salmon resources in the Kluane area watersheds of the White River sub-basin from interviews with Kluane First Nation members and local residents. Emphasis was placed on identifying areas of upwelling groundwater in Kluane Lake to help identify potential chum spawning habitat. A total of 12 First Nation and five non-First Nation individuals were interviewed during April and May, 2003. Several areas in Kluane Lake were identified where upwelling groundwater was observed or possibly indicated by areas remaining open in the winter. These areas included: near the mouths of Spring, Silver and No Name Creeks, Brooks Arm (Little Arm) near the narrows, Thorsen Bay, Sandspit...
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AGREEMENT made this 18th day of October, 2003. AMONG: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (hereinafter referred to as 'Canada'); AND Kluane First Nation as represented by the Chief of Kluane First Nation (hereinafter referred to as 'Kluane First Nation'); AND The Government of the Yukon as represented by the Government Leader of the Yukon on behalf of the Yukon (hereinafter referred to as 'the Yukon'), being the parties to this Kluane First Nation Final Agreement (hereinafter referred to as 'this Agreement'). WHEREAS: Kluane First Nation asserts aboriginal rights, titles and interests with respect to its Traditional Territory; Kluane...
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Challenges for aboriginal resource management in the Yukon Territory are discussed. After decades of state administration, indigenous peoples throughout the world are now succeeding, to varying degrees in the reimplementation of self-governing institutions and administrative processes. This reorientation is most observable in the context of the natural resource management, where a major policy trend is to devolve stage authority and administrative responsibility directly to local levels. It is found that while the language of devolution and local control now permeates local-state interaction, in many cases the new institutions that are created following devolution have little resemblance to indigenous forms of management.
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Fishers’ specialized and adaptive local knowledge can provide long-term observational data to fisheries managers and scientists and aid in understanding environmental variability that influences fluctuations in populations of Pacific salmon. Alaska Native fishermen and women from the Yukon River have long relied on their elders to guide them in preparation for the salmon arrival. This knowledge, often referred to as local knowledge or traditional ecological knowledge, has long been a critical aspect of successful fishing. Principal investigators sought to understand the historical abundance, distribution, and health of salmon populations in several subsistence communities in the middle and lower Yukon River...
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This paper showcases a counter-mapping project with the Tlingit and Tagish peoples of the circumpolar north. Engaging critically with the evolving theory and practice of deep mapping we reveal how collaborative water research designed to provide a framework for indigenous water legislation is expressed visually on a Google Earth platform. This aquatic counter-map, or as we call it, a deep chart, not only empowers the Tlingit and Tagish, but reclaims and revitalises critical cultural values, whilst simultaneously preserving linguistic and cultural memory in a digital form. More broadly, the deep chart is currently being brought into global water ethic debates as a visual ethno-cartographic example of an alternative...
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This thesis is about aboriginal and treaty rights to wildlife and wildlife harvesting, including the right to make decisions about these activities in the Northwest Territories. It deals with the erosion of these rights in the period before 1982 and then traces the protection, redefinition and resurgence of these rights since 1982, when section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 was enacted. Section 35 affords constitutional protection to treaty and aboriginal rights including those rights negotiated through modern land claim agreements. This thesis shows that the effect of section 35 jurisprudence and land claims has been to halt the erosion of aboriginal and treaty rights to wildlife and to enhance local control...
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A large body of research confirms that access to wildlife resources can reduce conditions of food insecurity and health related illness among Aboriginal peoples in Canada and Alaska. Yet the procurement of wildfoods depends on the ability of Aboriginal households to overcome a range of obstacles that impede such access. Utilizing a data set collected between 2007 and 2013, this paper identifies a range of barriers that Aboriginal households in Alaska (Gwich’in), Alberta (Cree), Nunavik (Inuit), and Nunatsiavut (Inuit) encounter in accessing wildfoods. The results demonstrate that the constraints experienced by Aboriginal peoples in Canada and Alaska in accessing wildfoods are experienced differently depending on...
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Kluane First Nation Self-Government Agreement implementation plan AMONG: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (hereinafter called 'Canada'); AND: The Kluane First Nation, as represented by the Chief of the Kluane First Nation (hereinafter called the 'KFN'); AND: The Government of Yukon, as represented by the Government Leader (hereinafter called 'Yukon'); (hereinafter called the 'Parties'). WHEREAS: The Parties signed the Kluane First Nation Self-Government Agreement (hereinafter called the 'KFNSGA') on the 18th day of October, 2003; clause 23.1 of the KFNSGA provides that the Parties shall conclude an implementation plan for the KFNSGA...
map background search result map search result map The Tahltan Nation and our consultation process with mining industry: How a land use plan might improve the process Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change Final recommended North Yukon regional land use plan: nichih gwanal'in : looking forward Preferences, perceptions, and veto players: explaining devolution negotiation outcomes in the Canadian territorial north Returning wildlife management to local control in the Northwest Territories Kluane First Nation Final Agreement among the Government of Canada and Kluane First Nation and the Government of the Yukon 2009 Arctic Yukon Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative Project Final Product : Natural indicators of Salmon Run Abundance and Timing, Yukon River How Political Change Paved the Way for Indigenous Knowledge: The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act Environmental Assessment and Land Claims, Devolution, and Co-Management: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Yukon Kluane First Nation Self-Government Agreement implementation plan Evaluating alternative forest management strategies for the Champagne and Aishihik Traditional Territory, southwest Yukon Indigenous water governance: Insights from the hydrosocial relations of the Koyukon Athabascan village of Ruby, Alaska Rethinking Devolution: Challenges for Aboriginal Resource Management in the Yukon Territory Traditional and Local Knowledge Survey in the Kluane Area and Identification of Upwelling Groundwater Areas in Kluane Lake Honouring indigenous treaty rights for climate justice A Deep Chart (the Aqua-Face of Deep Mapping) Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change Kluane First Nation Self-Government Agreement implementation plan Evaluating alternative forest management strategies for the Champagne and Aishihik Traditional Territory, southwest Yukon Kluane First Nation Final Agreement among the Government of Canada and Kluane First Nation and the Government of the Yukon Traditional and Local Knowledge Survey in the Kluane Area and Identification of Upwelling Groundwater Areas in Kluane Lake Final recommended North Yukon regional land use plan: nichih gwanal'in : looking forward The Tahltan Nation and our consultation process with mining industry: How a land use plan might improve the process Preferences, perceptions, and veto players: explaining devolution negotiation outcomes in the Canadian territorial north Environmental Assessment and Land Claims, Devolution, and Co-Management: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Yukon Rethinking Devolution: Challenges for Aboriginal Resource Management in the Yukon Territory How Political Change Paved the Way for Indigenous Knowledge: The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act A Deep Chart (the Aqua-Face of Deep Mapping) 2009 Arctic Yukon Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative Project Final Product : Natural indicators of Salmon Run Abundance and Timing, Yukon River Returning wildlife management to local control in the Northwest Territories Honouring indigenous treaty rights for climate justice