Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Assessment

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Stevenson, Marc G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: aboriginal people; indigenous knowledge; environmental impact assessment; traditional knowledge; traditional ecological knowledge; valued ecosystem components; Western scientific knowledge; participatory action research; peuples autochtones; savoir autochtone; évaluation des incidences environnementales (EIE); savoir traditionnel; savoir écologique traditionnel; composants valorisés d’un écosystème; connaissances scientifiques occidentales; recherche-action participative; Eia; Eie; Lac de Gras; Northwest Territories; Arctic; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64258

Increasingly, federal environmental guidelines require developers to consider the "traditional knowledge" of aboriginal people in assessing the impact of proposed projects on northern environments, economies, and societies. However, several factors have limited the contributions of traditi...