Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape?
Colonization and settlement have had a significant impact on the land base in British Columbia (BC). Forestry legislative changes, the mountain pine beetle epidemic and Aboriginal law developments over the past 30 years have magnified land management challenges in the Cariboo Region. Governments fol...
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ftviurr:oai:viuspace.viu.ca:10170/780 2023-05-15T16:15:39+02:00 Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? O'Sullivan, Susan Laker King, Leslie Ling, Chris 2014-12-18 http://hdl.handle.net/10170/780 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10170/780 Aboriginal rights consultation forest harvesting mountain pine beetle Tsilhqot'in Nation unjustifiable infringement 2014 ftviurr 2019-05-07T07:57:16Z Colonization and settlement have had a significant impact on the land base in British Columbia (BC). Forestry legislative changes, the mountain pine beetle epidemic and Aboriginal law developments over the past 30 years have magnified land management challenges in the Cariboo Region. Governments follow a court-developed consultation-engagement framework with First Nations when contemplating natural resource decisions. This study investigated the question: Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? I address this question by interviewing forest industry and local governments and by exploring the perspective of Tsilhqot'in people. Additional questions include: Have BC and First Nations moved closer to "reconciliation?" What does "unjustifiable infringement" look like? And what constitutes the ability to "balance societal and Aboriginal interests" on the ground? Study results confirmed the continuing complexity of an evolving legislative landscape and formed the basis for recommendations to improve good land stewardship, which is recognized as a shared goal by all of the interests in Tsilhqot'in territory. Other/Unknown Material First Nations VIURRSpace (Royal Roads University and Vancouver Island University) |
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Colonization and settlement have had a significant impact on the land base in British Columbia (BC). Forestry legislative changes, the mountain pine beetle epidemic and Aboriginal law developments over the past 30 years have magnified land management challenges in the Cariboo Region. Governments follow a court-developed consultation-engagement framework with First Nations when contemplating natural resource decisions. This study investigated the question: Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? I address this question by interviewing forest industry and local governments and by exploring the perspective of Tsilhqot'in people. Additional questions include: Have BC and First Nations moved closer to "reconciliation?" What does "unjustifiable infringement" look like? And what constitutes the ability to "balance societal and Aboriginal interests" on the ground? Study results confirmed the continuing complexity of an evolving legislative landscape and formed the basis for recommendations to improve good land stewardship, which is recognized as a shared goal by all of the interests in Tsilhqot'in territory. |
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King, Leslie Ling, Chris |
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O'Sullivan, Susan Laker |
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Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? |
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Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? |
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Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? |
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Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? |
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Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? |
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can forest harvesting and the practice of aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape? |
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