Forests for the Future: The View from Gitkxaala
The history of the relationship between First Nations and outsiders has not always been a happy one. There are many stories of K'mshiwah coming to our community, asking us to share our knowledge, and then leaving without returning anything to us. This presentation is about the way these relatio...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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UBC Faculty of Education
2021
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| Online Access: | http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/196367 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v28i1-2.196367 |
| Summary: | The history of the relationship between First Nations and outsiders has not always been a happy one. There are many stories of K'mshiwah coming to our community, asking us to share our knowledge, and then leaving without returning anything to us. This presentation is about the way these relationships are changing. As Gitkxaala we are no longer interested in sitting back and watching our country being exploited by outsiders. Developing protocols of research, like the one described in this paper, is part of our declaration of sovereignty. |
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