Navigating the Tensions in Collaborative Watershed Governance : Water Governance and Indigenous Communities in British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Geoforum
• Main Authors: Simms, Rosie, Harris, Leila, Joe, Nadia, Bakker, Karen
• Other Authors: University of British Columbia. Program on Water Governance, EDGES (University of British Columbia)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: collaborative water governance; First Nations; watersheds; Canada; British Columbia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/60442; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.04.005

First Nations in British Columbia (BC), Canada, have historically been—and largely continue to be—excluded from colonial governments’ decision-making and management frameworks for fresh water. However, in light of recent legal and legislative changes, and also changes in water governance and policy,...