LibGuides UFV: Indigenous Knowledge in Science: Ecology

Hunting

For most Indigenous communities in Canada, hunting has been a core part of their traditional culture. In many of these communities, hunting remains a core part of this culture and can be a core part of diet, economy, and notions of masculinity.

A Guide to Aboriginal Harvesting Rights
Indigenous people in Canada have different legal rights when it comes to many types of hunting and gathering. Compiled by Legal Aid BC, this guide attempts explain the legal implications of these rights to the communities that can benefit from them. Based on strong legal research, it explains these rights in accessible language.
Harvesting activities among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit: Time trends, barriers and associated factors
Prepared by Statistics Canada, this explains how hunting and harvesting activities have changed over time by a data-driven perspective.
Laws of the Hunt
Published by the British Columbia Metis Assembly of Natural Resources, this provides a guide to hunting rights and responsibilities for BC Metis.
Labrador Polar Bear Traditional Ecological Knowledge Final Report
A report exploring polar bear zoology from an Indigenous perspective.
Indigenous Hunting Rights in British Columbia
A guide presented by Courthouse Libraries
Alberta Treaty Hunters Group
This Facebook group describes itself as "a page for treaty 6,7,&8 hunters to discuss hunting rights, stories, socialize, buy and sell gear, organize hunting parties for our communities and families."
Inuit Hunting Stories
A Facebook group dedicated to collecting stories and discussions for Inuit hunters.
Inuit Perspectives on Caribou Management Workshop
A report prepared by the Kangiqłiniq Hunters and Trappers Organization dedicated to outline challenges and fixes to modern caribou hunting issues.
Collaborative research to support wildlife co-management and Inuit self-determination
An article co-authored by several Inuit scholars discussing ways to manage geese populations.
Cree Hunters of Mistassini
A National Film Board documentary examining practices of hunters in an Indigenous community.

Cree Hunters of Mistassini, Boyce Richardson & Tony Ianzelo, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

Fisheries

National Indigenous Fishing Institute
The National Indigenous Fisheries Institute claims to promote "national consistency and standards across Indigenous programs and practises to maximize the benefits to communities... rooted in the principle of collaboration between Indigenous groups and government."
Food Sovereignty and Self-Governance: Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources
A report prepared by the transnational Inuit Circumpolar Council on Indigenous perspectives in Arctic marine resource management.
Native Fishing Association
A non-profit dedicated to fostering support and professional development for First Nations fishers.
The Oceans That We Share
Published by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a Canadian Inuit group- this presents an Inuit perspective on marine resource management.
AAA Aquaculture Partnerships: A Guide For Aboriginal Communities
Developed by the non-profit the Aboriginal Aquaculture Association, this presents Indigenous perspectives on aquaculture in BC.
Beluga Hunting and Sustainable Practices
Participatory research conducted with Indigenous communities in northern Quebec by Department of Fisheries and Oceans on the topic of sustainable beluga whale hunting.
DFO: Reconciliation, partnerships and Indigenous fisheries
Outline of Department of Fisheries and Oceans collaborations with Indigenous fishers
Results of a traditional ecological knowledge study on Arctic char in Qikiqtarjuaq (Nunavut) fishing areas
A 1990s analysis of Nunavut char harvesting.
Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship
An advocacy organization dedicated to giving Indigenous perspectives on aquaculture in BC.

Forestry

BC First Nations Forestry Council
An advocacy organization dedicated to promoting Indigenous perspectives and stakes in forestry extraction.
National Aboriginal Forestry Association
A civil society organization that describes its goal as to "promote and support increased Aboriginal involvement in forest management and related commercial opportunities. In the working toward this goal, NAFA is committed to holistic or multiple-use forestry, which implies the rebuilding and the sustainable development of the forest resource to serve a multitude of community needs."

Environmental Activism

Indigenous Climate Action
An Indigenous-led activist organization dedicated to highlighting Indigenous voices and ways of knowing into the conversation of addressing climate change.
Indigenous Environmental Justice Project
Hosted by York University, this project attempts to bring together Indigenous scholarly perspectives on environmental issues.
MNBC: Environmental Protection, Agriculture, and Food Sovereignty
Part of Metis Nation BC, this organization attempts to bring in local Metis perspectives on environmental stewardship.
BC First Nations Climate Strategy
The priorities and plans of BC's First Nations Leadership Council to address climate change priorities.
Katzie First Nation Environmental Management Plan
Indigenous Clean Energy
A organization dedicated to clean energy transitions from an Indigenous perspective.

eBooks

Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. [from Publisher]

Crow Never Dies: Life on the Great Hunt

Author Larry Frolick takes the reader deep into one of the last refuges of hunting societies: Canada’s far north. Based on his experiences travelling with First Nations Elders in remote communities across the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut, this vivid narrative combines accounts of daily life, unpublished archival records, First Nations' stories and Traditional Knowledge with personal observation to illuminate the northern wilderness, its people, and the complex relationships that exist among them. [from Publisher]

Clan and Tribal Perspectives on Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability : Indigenous Stories From Around the Globe

Breaking fresh ground by shining a light on sustainability journeys from outside the global mainstream, this book demonstrates how sustainable recovery and development occurs in respectful collaboration between equals. [from Amazon]

Hunting Caribou : Subsistence Hunting Along the Northern Edge of the Boreal Forest

In Hunting Caribou, Henry and Karyn Sharp attempt to understand and interpret their decades-long observations of Denésuliné hunts through the multiple disciplinary lenses of anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology. Although questions and methodologies differ between disciplines, the Sharps'ethnography, by connecting these components, provides unique insights into the ecology and motivations of hunting societies. [from Publisher]