Cultures in Collision: Traditional Knowledge and Euro-Canadian Governance Processes in Northern Land-Claim Boards

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: White, Graham
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: traditional knowledge; traditional environmental knowledge; co-management; land claims; environmental regulation; bureaucracy; wildlife management; government boards; connaissances traditionnelles; connaissances environnementales traditionnelles; cogestion; revendications territoriales; réglementation environnementale; bureaucratie; gestion de la faune; offices gouvernementaux; Mackenzie Valley; Nunavut; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63351

This paper analyzes how traditional knowledge (TK) is used by two of the co-management and regulatory boards established under the comprehensive land-claim agreements in Canada’s territorial North: the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) and the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Boar...