Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems

Advancing Indigenous Stewardship at Parks Canada – co-development in ethical space

2025-02-21T11:39:42-05:00Categories: Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

This presentation from the Parks+ Collective examines how Parks Canada is shifting its approach to support Indigenous stewardship, cultural continuity, and healing.

Co-producing Sustainable Ocean Plans with Indigenous and traditional knowledge holders

2024-11-22T13:05:25-05:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This Blue Paper brings together insights from Indigenous knowledge holders and researchers to promote regenerative, inclusive, and culturally respectful ocean planning processes. It stresses the importance of developing Sustainable Ocean Plans (SOPs) with Indigenous communities...

A Typology of National Park Co-management Agreements in the Era of Reconciliation in Canada

2024-10-25T11:36:36-04:00Categories: Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Report, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , |

This report examines Parks Canada's commitment to reconsidering the role of Indigenous Peoples in managing national parks and conservation areas as part of reconciliation efforts.

Co-management as an Ethical Space of Engagement: Prospects for Reconciliation in Vuntut National Park

2024-10-25T11:35:01-04:00Categories: Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Report, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This report examines how Parks Canada's commitment to reconciliation represents a shift from a colonial approach to one that respects Indigenous governance and knowledge systems.

Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy: Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss in Canada: Indigenous Leadership in Conservation

2024-10-25T10:04:28-04:00Categories: Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Report, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This section of Canada's 2030 Nature Strategy underscores the essential role of Indigenous Peoples in biodiversity conservation, drawing on their deep cultural ties and traditional stewardship practices.

Indigenous Watersheds Initiative: Interim Impact Report

2024-10-25T09:53:24-04:00Categories: Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Report, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This report highlights the importance of Indigenous-led efforts to protect vital ecosystems. The experiences of the Indigenous Watersheds Initiative (IWI) offer valuable insights that can support wider conversations on decolonizing watershed protection, restoration, and management.

Reclaiming the Xhotsa: climate adaptation and ecosystem restoration via the return of Sumas Lake

2024-10-25T09:38:38-04:00Categories: Relationships, Reconciliation, and Knowledge Systems, Report, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This article examines the history and future of Sumas Lake (Xhotsa) in British Columbia, once central to the Semá Nation’s food system before being drained in 1924 during a campaign of land dispossession.

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