Orocowewin Notcimik Itatcihowin: The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Code of Practice and the Issues Involved in Its Writing
The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin) to regulate hunting, fishing and plant harvesting activities in Nitaskinan, its ancestral territory. The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice is a collective project that set...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:42d3969a7a5f49168ab7046bf5a3bf5a 2023-05-15T15:26:12+02:00 Orocowewin Notcimik Itatcihowin: The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Code of Practice and the Issues Involved in Its Writing Benoit Éthier Christian Coocoo Gérald Ottawa 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2019/v22i0a7593 https://doaj.org/article/42d3969a7a5f49168ab7046bf5a3bf5a AF DE EN NL afr ger eng dut North-West University https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/per/article/view/7593 https://doaj.org/toc/1727-3781 doi:10.17159/1727-3781/2019/v22i0a7593 1727-3781 https://doaj.org/article/42d3969a7a5f49168ab7046bf5a3bf5a Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol 22 (2019) Orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice customary law territorial knowledge Atikamekw Nehirowisiw First Nations Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence K1-7720 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2019/v22i0a7593 2022-12-31T01:45:15Z The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin) to regulate hunting, fishing and plant harvesting activities in Nitaskinan, its ancestral territory. The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice is a collective project that sets out to put its territorial regulations in writing. The project's objective is threefold: to ensure the transmission of territorial knowledge and of rules relating to forest activities; to adapt these rules, passed on by ancestors, to the contemporary context; and to have them recognised by non-natives and the governments of other nations, including the governments of Canada and Quebec. This article presents some of the issues related to the process of writing and coding orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin, the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice; in particular, the importance of the oral tradition as a means of transmitting knowledge is emphasised. In our language, we say "atisokana ki atisokan" – we are infused and transformed by the narratives transmitted orally. This mode of transmission is politically, philosophically and emotionally significant. It is a unique way for us to let the heart speak, through direct contact, without interference. Article in Journal/Newspaper atikamekw First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 22 1 25 |
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The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin) to regulate hunting, fishing and plant harvesting activities in Nitaskinan, its ancestral territory. The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice is a collective project that sets out to put its territorial regulations in writing. The project's objective is threefold: to ensure the transmission of territorial knowledge and of rules relating to forest activities; to adapt these rules, passed on by ancestors, to the contemporary context; and to have them recognised by non-natives and the governments of other nations, including the governments of Canada and Quebec. This article presents some of the issues related to the process of writing and coding orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin, the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice; in particular, the importance of the oral tradition as a means of transmitting knowledge is emphasised. In our language, we say "atisokana ki atisokan" – we are infused and transformed by the narratives transmitted orally. This mode of transmission is politically, philosophically and emotionally significant. It is a unique way for us to let the heart speak, through direct contact, without interference. |
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