Gaining Insights About Water: The Value of Surveys in First Nations Communities to Inform Water Governance

• Main Authors: Baird, Julia, Carter, Blair, Cave, Kate, Dupont, Diane, General, Paul, King, Clynt, Plummer, Ryan, Varewyck, April
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Water Quality; Water Governance; Community Engagement; Community Surveys; First Nations; Endeavour
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/4123

Knowledge of how water is perceived, used and managed in a community is critical to the endeavour of water governance. Surveys of individuals residing in a community offer a valuable avenue to gain information about several of these aspects of water. This paper draws upon experiences in three First...