| Summary: | Global recognition of the value of Indigenous stewardship has led to a growing interest in weaving together Indigenous and Western sciences to tackle current environmental challenges, including biodiversity loss. However, with a lack of practical examples of cross-cultural collaborations within ecology, it can be difficult to know how to accomplish this in practice. In partnership with Magnetawan First Nation, this thesis provides a case-study for respectful and meaningful collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners within wildlife monitoring in two complimentary ways. First, by exploring the meaning of biodiversity, how the Land has changed over time, and how future environmental initiatives can better prioritize Indigenous values. Then, by demonstrating how Indigenous Knowledge, values, and priorities can be applied to create a values-led, camera-based biodiversity monitoring program. This work provides guidance and inspiration for community-specific approaches to biodiversity monitoring that respect the place-based knowledge and practices held by distinct Indigenous Nations. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology Research Impact Canada University of Guelph
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