Culturally Driven Monitoring: The Importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Indicators in Understanding Aquatic Ecosystem Change in the Northwest Territories’ Dehcho Region

• Main Authors: Sydney Stenekes, Brenda Parlee, Cristiana Seixas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Buffalo River; Canada; Dehcho Region; Hay River; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/19/7923/pdf; https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/19/7923/

There is growing concern about the sustainability of freshwater ecosystems in northern Canada that are under significant stress from climate change, resource development, and hydroelectric development, among others. Community-based monitoring (CBM) based on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has...