Linking marine conservation and Indigenous cultural revitalization: First Nations free themselves from externally imposed social-ecological traps

• Published in: Ecology and Society
• Main Authors: Lauren E. Eckert, Natalie C. Ban, Snxakila-Clyde Tallio, Nancy Turner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2018
• Subjects: fisheries; Indigenous knowledge; marine conservation; social-ecological trap; traditional ecological knowledge; yelloweye rockfish; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Canada; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10417-230423; https://doaj.org/article/15da6b8302e943dcb53ea0cb6204d372

Continuity of coastal Indigenous cultures relies on healthy ecosystems and opportunity to fulfill cultural practices. Owing to resource stewardship practice over millennia, Indigenous nations possess Indigenous knowledge that positions them as leaders in contemporary resource management. However, In...