Indigenous knowledge in environmental assessment
ABSTRACT. Increasingly, federal environmental guidelines require developers to consider the “traditional knowledge ” of aboriginal people in assessing the impact of proposed projects on northern environments, economies, and societies. However, several factors have limited the contributions of tradit...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.569.491 2023-05-15T14:19:46+02:00 Indigenous knowledge in environmental assessment Marc G. Stevenson The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1996 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.569.491 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-278.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.569.491 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-278.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-278.pdf text 1996 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:25:12Z ABSTRACT. Increasingly, federal environmental guidelines require developers to consider the “traditional knowledge ” of aboriginal people in assessing the impact of proposed projects on northern environments, economies, and societies. However, several factors have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the North, including confusion over the meaning of this term, who “owns ” this knowledge, and its role in EIA. The term “indigenous knowledge, ” which comprises traditional and nontraditional, ecological and nonecological knowledge, is proposed as an alternative that should allow aboriginal people, and the full scope of their knowledge, to assume integral roles in EIA. Experience gained in attempting to give aboriginal people a voice and an assessment role in the diamond mine proposed by BHP Diamonds Inc. at Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories has led to the development of a multiphased, holistic approach to involving aboriginal people and their knowledge in EIA. Because of their in-depth knowledge of the land, aboriginal people have a particularly important role to play in environmental monitoring and distinguishing project-related changes from natural changes in the environment. However, the strengths of traditional and Western scientific knowledge in EIA will not be realized until both are recognized as parts of a larger worldview that influences how people perceive and define reality. Key words: aboriginal people, indigenous knowledge, environmental impact assessment, traditional knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, valued ecosystem components, Western scientific knowledge, participatory action research RÉSUMÉ. De plus en plus, les lignes directrices environnementales du gouvernement fédéral exigent des responsables de projets Text Arctic Northwest Territories Unknown Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) Lac de Gras ENVELOPE(-110.501,-110.501,64.500,64.500) Northwest Territories |
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ABSTRACT. Increasingly, federal environmental guidelines require developers to consider the “traditional knowledge ” of aboriginal people in assessing the impact of proposed projects on northern environments, economies, and societies. However, several factors have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the North, including confusion over the meaning of this term, who “owns ” this knowledge, and its role in EIA. The term “indigenous knowledge, ” which comprises traditional and nontraditional, ecological and nonecological knowledge, is proposed as an alternative that should allow aboriginal people, and the full scope of their knowledge, to assume integral roles in EIA. Experience gained in attempting to give aboriginal people a voice and an assessment role in the diamond mine proposed by BHP Diamonds Inc. at Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories has led to the development of a multiphased, holistic approach to involving aboriginal people and their knowledge in EIA. Because of their in-depth knowledge of the land, aboriginal people have a particularly important role to play in environmental monitoring and distinguishing project-related changes from natural changes in the environment. However, the strengths of traditional and Western scientific knowledge in EIA will not be realized until both are recognized as parts of a larger worldview that influences how people perceive and define reality. Key words: aboriginal people, indigenous knowledge, environmental impact assessment, traditional knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, valued ecosystem components, Western scientific knowledge, participatory action research RÉSUMÉ. De plus en plus, les lignes directrices environnementales du gouvernement fédéral exigent des responsables de projets |
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