Aboriginal peoples and forest lands in Canada

Tindall, D. B., 1962- (editor.). Trosper, Ronald L., (editor.). Perreault, Pamela, (editor.).

Summary: Aboriginal people in Canada have long struggled to regain control over their traditional forest lands. Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada brings together the diverse perspectives of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars to address the political, cultural, environmental, and economic implications of forest use. This book discusses the need for professionals working in forestry and conservation to understand the context of Aboriginal participation in resource management. It also addresses the importance of considering traditional knowledge and traditional land use and examines the development of co-management initiatives and joint ventures between government, forestry companies, and Aboriginal communities.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774823357 (paperback)
Physical Description: print
xi, 352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1. Introduction. The social context of Aboriginal peoples and forest land issues -- Part 2. History: cooperation, conflict, and reconciliation. Different peoples, shared lands: historical perspectives on Native-newcomer relations surrounding resource use in British Columbia -- Circle of influence: social location of Aboriginals in Canadian society -- Treaty daze: reflections on negotiating treaty relationships under the BC Treaty process -- Timber: direct action over forests and beyond -- Part 3. Differing visions. Natural resource co-management with Aboriginal peoples in Canada: coexistence or assimilation? -- Aboriginal peoples and traditional knowledge: a course correction for sustainable forest management -- Accommodation of Aboriginal rights: the need for an Aboriginal forest tenure -- Part 4. Traditional ecological knowledge and use. Early occupation and forest resource use in prehistoric British Columbia -- Cultural resource management in the context of forestry in British Columbia: existing conditions and new opportunities -- Blue ecology: a cross-cultural ecological vision for freshwater -- First Nations' spiritual conceptions of forests and forest management -- Part 5. Collaborative endeavours. Progress and limits to collaborative resolution of the BC Indian forestry wars -- Co-management of forest lands: the cases of Clayoquot Sound and Gwaii Haanas -- Changing contexts: environmentalism, Aboriginal community and forest company joint ventures, and the formation of Iisaak -- Unheard voices: Aboriginal content in professional forestry curriculum -- In search of certainty: a decade of shifting strategies for accommodating First Nations in forest policy, 2001-11 -- Consultation and accommodation: making losses visible.