A Reflection on First Nations in their Boreal Homelands in Ontario: Between a Rock and a Caribou
This article provides some thoughts on the impacts of the conservation vs development paradigm on First Nations, as it has played out in the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Far North Act in northern Ontario, Canada. The author contends that the dichotomy between conservation and development...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:21dce9ce814e46caadc2fee3b342a46f 2023-05-15T16:14:03+02:00 A Reflection on First Nations in their Boreal Homelands in Ontario: Between a Rock and a Caribou M A Smith 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.161214 https://doaj.org/article/21dce9ce814e46caadc2fee3b342a46f EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2015;volume=13;issue=1;spage=23;epage=38;aulast=Smith https://doaj.org/toc/0972-4923 0972-4923 doi:10.4103/0972-4923.161214 https://doaj.org/article/21dce9ce814e46caadc2fee3b342a46f Conservation & Society, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 23-38 (2015) boreal forest management conservation Indigenous peoples Aboriginal and treaty rights Ontario Canada Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.161214 2022-12-30T22:36:09Z This article provides some thoughts on the impacts of the conservation vs development paradigm on First Nations, as it has played out in the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Far North Act in northern Ontario, Canada. The author contends that the dichotomy between conservation and development does not fit the First Nations′ worldview in which First Nations assume responsibility for land stewardship. The author points to the need for non-governmental organisations (especially environmental non-governmental organisations) and the private sector to respect, and learn from, First Nations by ensuring they play a key role in decision making about land and resource use in their territories-one based on free, prior, and informed consent. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Conservation and Society 13 1 23 |
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This article provides some thoughts on the impacts of the conservation vs development paradigm on First Nations, as it has played out in the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Far North Act in northern Ontario, Canada. The author contends that the dichotomy between conservation and development does not fit the First Nations′ worldview in which First Nations assume responsibility for land stewardship. The author points to the need for non-governmental organisations (especially environmental non-governmental organisations) and the private sector to respect, and learn from, First Nations by ensuring they play a key role in decision making about land and resource use in their territories-one based on free, prior, and informed consent. |
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A Reflection on First Nations in their Boreal Homelands in Ontario: Between a Rock and a Caribou |
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