LibGuides UFV: Indigenous Knowledge in Science: Geology

Energy Extraction

First Nations LNG Alliance
An organization offering Indigenous perspective on liquid natural gas development responsibilities in BC.
First Nations Major Projects Coalition
An organization run by Indigenous government leaders to help facilitate economic development projects for the benefit of Indigenous communities.
Canadian Aboriginal Concerns With Oil Sands
While compiled by non-Indigenous authors, the opinion survey is meant to capture Indigenous perspectives on this geological topic.
CAPP Indigenous Engagement & ESG Report
A report done by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers giving the industry's perspective on attempts to bring Indigenous perspectives into fossil fuel development.
Indigenous Clean Energy
A organization dedicated to clean energy transitions from an Indigenous perspective.
Indigenous Advisory Committee for the Canada Energy Regulator
A committee aiding the Canada Energy Regulator to "play a key advisory role to the Board on how best to enhance the involvement of Indigenous peoples and organizations in respect of CER-regulated infrastructure and other matters. "

BC First Nations Energy & Mining Council
Providing a First Nations perspective on responsible resource extraction for mining and energy development.
Anishinabek Minerals and Minining: Community Engagement Sessions Report 2011
Published by the Union of Ontario Indians in 2011, this outlines Indigenous perspectives on mining development protocols in Northern Ontario.
Transforming relations: Anishnawbe Natural Law in the “Ring of Fire”
A report by a Seneca author evaluating relationships the Matawa People ways of knowing and mining operations in their traditional territory.

Indigenous Knowledge & Earthquakes: Teacher Resource
Published by the UBC Museum of Anthropology, this guide designed for secondary school teachers attempts to show how traditional Indigenous knowledge is useful to modern emergency preparedness efforts.
Dating the 1700 Cascadia Earthquake: Great Coastal Earthquakes in Native Stories
Westcoast Tsunami Storymap
This report and interactive maps integrates Indigenous storytelling and collaboration to examine the history of tsunami activity in British Columbia.
Indigenous Knowledge Research Report Northwest Vancouver Island Tsunami Risk Assessment
Examining First Nations traditional knowledge, this report attempts to reconstruct a history tsunami activity in order to better aid modern emergency preparedness.