The cross-cultural collaboration of the Community Forest.
Cross-cultural collaboration between First Nations and non-First Nations people in the context of local resource management has not been comprehensively documented in Canada. This thesis will explore how two cultures are collectively managing local land as equal partners. My research has been guided...
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ftarcabc:oai:arcabc.ca:unbc_16015 2024-06-02T08:06:39+00:00 The cross-cultural collaboration of the Community Forest. Robinson, Erin L. (Author) McDonald, Jim (Thesis advisor) University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution) 2008 electronic Number of pages in document: 150 https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A16015 https://doi.org/10.24124/2008/bpgub512 English eng University of Northern British Columbia https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A16015 uuid: b8adffb9-de2c-4632-ab3b-0767a0e83a70 bib-number: MR48827 isbn: 978-0-494-48827-0 https://doi.org/10.24124/2008/bpgub512 lac: TC-BPGUB-512 Copyright retained by the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Likely-Xats'ull Community Forest (B.C.) -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies Community forests -- British Columbia -- Likely Region -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies Forests and forestry Cooperative -- British Columbia -- Likely Region Shuswap Indians -- British Columbia -- Likely Region SD568.B8 R63 2007 Text thesis 2008 ftarcabc https://doi.org/10.24124/2008/bpgub512 2024-05-06T00:30:44Z Cross-cultural collaboration between First Nations and non-First Nations people in the context of local resource management has not been comprehensively documented in Canada. This thesis will explore how two cultures are collectively managing local land as equal partners. My research has been guided by the question: How can First Nations and non-First Nations communities work together to manage local land in a way that fosters meaningful cross-cultural partnerships and builds sustainable communities? Data about the case study, the Likely-Xats'ull Community Forest, was obtained through ethnography, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. I will discuss the strategies and policies that have been created by citizens at the local level to make this project a success. First Nation citizens from the Xats'ull Nation are collaborating with the non-First Nation community of Likely to create a new social reality by collectively participating to manage a community forest. Local people are exemplifying what can be accomplished when decision-making over land management is carried out at the grassroots level. By working together, local citizens are focusing on similarities as well as common goals and interests that can be improved through cross-cultural work stabilizing local control of the forest with all of its inherent values. The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1362345 Thesis First Nations Arca (BC's Digital Treasures) Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) |
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Cross-cultural collaboration between First Nations and non-First Nations people in the context of local resource management has not been comprehensively documented in Canada. This thesis will explore how two cultures are collectively managing local land as equal partners. My research has been guided by the question: How can First Nations and non-First Nations communities work together to manage local land in a way that fosters meaningful cross-cultural partnerships and builds sustainable communities? Data about the case study, the Likely-Xats'ull Community Forest, was obtained through ethnography, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. I will discuss the strategies and policies that have been created by citizens at the local level to make this project a success. First Nation citizens from the Xats'ull Nation are collaborating with the non-First Nation community of Likely to create a new social reality by collectively participating to manage a community forest. Local people are exemplifying what can be accomplished when decision-making over land management is carried out at the grassroots level. By working together, local citizens are focusing on similarities as well as common goals and interests that can be improved through cross-cultural work stabilizing local control of the forest with all of its inherent values. The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1362345 |
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