How Political Change Paved the Way for Indigenous Knowledge: The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Christiensen, Julia, Grant, Miriam
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: indigenous knowledge; resource management; post-colonialism; land claims; connaissances indigènes; gestion des ressources; post-colonialisme; revendications territoriales; Canada; Indian; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; Arctic; First Nations; Premières Nations; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63298

This paper highlights the process of political change that led to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA), an attempt to recognize the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge in resource management. Evidence from ethnographic interviews shows the importance of involving indigenous knowledge...