How political change paved the way for Indigenous knowledge: The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act 2007

• Main Authors: Julia Christensen, Miriam Grant
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Mots clés; connaissances indigènes; gestion des ressources; post-colonialisme; revendications territoriales; Canada; Indian; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; Arctic; First Nations; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.460.2255; http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/download/236/269/

ABSTRACT. This paper highlights the process of political change that led to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA), an attempt to recognize the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge in resource management. Evidence from ethnographic interviews shows the importance of involving indigenous...