Grizzly Bear Monitoring by the Heiltsuk People as a Crucible for First Nation Conservation Practice

• Main Authors: Housty, William G., Noson, Anna, Scoville, Gerald W., Boulanger, John, Jeo, Richard M., Darimont, Chris T., Filardi, Christopher E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: WBI Studies Repository 2014
• Subjects: bear population monitoring; British Columbia; conservation; First Nations science; grizzly bear; noninvasive mark-recapture; salmon; social and ecological resilience; traditional stewardship; values; Animal Studies; Nature and Society Relations; Population Biology; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/wilpman/10; https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/context/wilpman/article/1009/viewcontent/Housty_et_al_2014_Heiltsuk_Grizzlies.pdf

Guided by deeply held cultural values, First Nations in Canada are rapidly regaining legal authority to manage natural resources. We present a research collaboration among academics, tribal government, provincial and federal government, resource managers, conservation practitioners, and community le...