Indigenous planning and municipal governance: Lessons from the transformative frontier

The Institutionalisation of Sami Interest in Municipal Comprehensive Planning: A Comparison Between Norway and Sweden

“…MCP processes are explicitly intended to engage Sami participation and overtly consider Sami interests, but there is little convincing evidence that they do in practice. This can be seen as a problem of equity; colonization and historical marginalization of the Sami interest can explain some of the problems of integrating current Sami needs in the planning process in this study as well as in Indigenous planning internationally (Bouvier & Walker, 2018;Porter & Barry, 2014;Prusak et al, 2016). Other shortcomings arise from the priorities of both planning institutions and political priorities at the local level.…”

“…Furthermore, Indigenous people have the right to develop priorities and strategies for their own territories, and projects that may adversely affect their environment, economy, culture, or religion should be avoided (UN, 2007). In light of this, Indigenous planning is emerging as a context and research field of its own (Bouvier & Walker, 2018;Hibbard, Lane, & Rasmussen, 2008;Jojola, 2008;Matunga, 2013;Prusak, Walker, & Innes, 2016;Walker, Natcher, & Jojola, 2013).…”

Overcoming barriers to Indigenous‐local water sharing agreements in Canada

“…22Municipalities and other regional bodies may also have concerns about entering into these agreements: for example, they may be hesitant about incurring financial losses if the First Nation defaults on payments, and may be concerned about the possible implications of an incongruence between municipal laws on water quality, training, and engineering standards, and Indigenous legal concepts. As well, municipalities may not aspire to form any sort of political or administrative relationships with nearby First Nations communities due to asymmetric ideas of sovereignty (Bouvier & Walker, 2018; 133; Jacob et al, 2008). An analysis of these concerns is beyond the scope of this article.…”