Managed out of existence: over-regulation of Indigenous subsistence fishing of the Yukon River

Walsey, Victoria; Brewer, Joseph P.

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“…Successfully incorporating multiple types of knowledge in environmental research and management remains a challenge [20,21]. Indeed, previous work has illustrated that natural resource management and environmental decision-making in Canada remains largely based on a scientific and bureaucratic framework of resource management that poses significant barriers to the meaningful inclusion of Indigenous views and knowledge [22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Bridging Indigenous and science-based knowledge in coastal and marine research, monitoring, and management in Canada

Alexander¹,

Provencher²,

Henri³

et al. 2019

Environ Evid

110

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Background: Drawing upon multiple types of knowledge (e.g., Indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, sciencebased knowledge) strengthens the evidence-base for policy advice, decision making, and environmental management. While the benefits of incorporating multiple types of knowledge in environmental research and management are many, doing so has remained a challenge. This systematic map examined the extent, range, and nature of the published literature (i.e., commercially published and grey) that seeks to respectively bridge Indigenous and sciencebased knowledge in coastal and marine research and management in Canada. Methods: This systematic map applied standardized search terms across four databases focused on commercially published literature, carefully selected specialist websites, and two web-based search engines. In addition, reference sections of relevant review articles were cross-checked to identify articles that may not have been found using the search strategy. Search results were screened in two sequential stages; (1) at title and abstract; and (2) at full text following a published protocol. All case studies included were coded using a standard questionnaire. A narrative synthesis approach was used to identify trends in the evidence, knowledge gaps, and knowledge clusters. Results: A total of 62 articles that spanned 71 Canadian case studies were included in the systematic map. Studies across the coastal and marine regions of Inuit Nunangat accounted for the majority of the studies. Whether the focus is on management and decision making or research and monitoring, the predominant ecological scale was at the species level, accounting for over two-thirds of the included studies. There were 24 distinct coastal and marine species of central focus across the studies. Nunavut had the greatest taxonomic coverage as studies conducted to date cover 13 different genera. The predominant methodology employed for combining and/or including Indigenous knowledge was case study design, which accounted for over half of the studies. Other methodologies employed for combining and/or including different ways of knowing included: (i) community-based participatory research; (ii) mixed methods; (iii) ethnography; and (iv) simulation modelling. There are a suite of methods utilized for documenting and translating Indigenous knowledge and an equally diverse tool box of methods used in the collection of scientific data. Over half of the case studies involved Indigenous knowledge systems of the Inuit, while another significant proportion involved Indigenous knowledge systems of First Nations, reflecting 21 unique nations. We found that demographics of knowledge holders were generally not reported in the articles reviewed. Conclusions: The results of this systematic map provide key insights to inform and improve future research. First, a variety of methodologies and methods are used in these types of studies. Therefore, there is a need to consider in more detail how Indigenous and science-based knowledge systems can be respectiv...

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confidence: 99%

Bridging Indigenous and science-based knowledge in coastal and marine research, monitoring, and management in Canada

Alexander¹,

Provencher²,

Henri³

et al. 2019

Environ Evid

110

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“…Although it is important not to overessentialize the difference between a Western approach to landownership and an Indigenous relationship to the natural environment, it is important to tease out fundamentally different starting points. As Indigenous scholars Walsey andBrewer (2018, 1169) eloquently reflect, "when western management systems built on western ideologies work to control the natural resources Indigenous people rely on for sustenance, these western regimes come to dominate, overshadow, and marginalize Indigenous people's inherent rights." Walsey and Brewer reflect on the ongoing impacts of Indigenous fisheries on the Yukon River that are continually impacted by Western policies and laws that are incongruent with the Indigenous populations' place-based knowledge of and relationship to the river.…”

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“…In a Western framework, the environment is often characterized as a resource that can be commodified or considered in utility terms, whereas Indigenous frameworks often characterize the relationship with the nonhuman world based on reciprocity and relationships, with nonhuman entities considered in rights-bearing terms. In the first, the "right" to a resource is largely disconnected from the "responsibility to protect," whereas in Indigenous governance frameworks, they are interconnected (Walsey and Brewer 2018). Furthermore, the "right to protect" is also based on a sacred relationship with nonhumans as relatives.…”

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Finding Common Ground: Negotiating Downstream Rights to Harvest with Upstream Responsibilities to Protect—Dairies, Berries, and Shellfish in the Salish Sea

Norman

2019

Global Environmental Politics

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Harvesting shellfish is an important cultural and economic activity for coastal Indigenous communities throughout the Salish Sea. However, for the Lhaq’temish People of Lummi Nation, upstream agricultural pollution has rendered this inherent right impossible for almost two decades. In an attempt to reopen the shellfish beds, Lummi Nation leaders developed the Portage Bay Partnership, which aims to address the upstream pollution problem through relationship building and shared connection to place. The partnership brings to light several key points: (1) efforts to integrate different community views of place to develop a relational approach to shared water governance, (2) the use of legal tools to incentivize relationship building, and (3) the continued challenges associated with competing governance frameworks and worldviews. This partnership opposes a system that has been set up to systemically exclude or disenfranchise Indigenous communities, replacing a governance model based on acquired rights with one that prioritizes relationships and responsibilities.

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“…Despite the legislative requirements and policy commitments, developing and implementing inclusive approaches that bridge multiple ways of knowing remains a challenge (McGregor, 2008; Walsey & Brewer, 2018). In response, there has been an emerging consensus on the need for easily accessible examples and strategies (i.e., how to do so) for bridging Indigenous science and Western science that are accessible to Indigenous communities, researchers, regulatory programs, and decision‐makers seeking to build on this knowledge base and implement new legislative requirements.…”

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Bridging Indigenous and Western sciences in freshwater research, monitoring, and management in Canada

Alexander

Provencher

Henri

et al. 2021

Ecol Sol and Evidence

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1. Mutually respectful and reciprocal relationships between people and their environment is a central tenet of many Indigenous worldviews. Across the Americas, this relational connection is particularly evident when it comes to freshwater ecosystems. However, there are numerous threats to these central relationships between Indigenous peoples and their environment. Using all available ways of knowing to conserve, prioritize, and restore relationships between Indigenous peoples and the environment they live in, and are a part of, is critical. Despite legislative requirements and policy commitments, developing and implementing inclusive approaches that bridge multiple ways of knowing remains a challenge.2. This systematic map examines the extent, range, and nature of published case studies that seek to bridge Indigenous and Western sciences in ecological research, monitoring, or natural resource management across Canada's freshwater aquatic ecosystems. A total of 74 Canadian case studies from 72 articles were included in the systematic map. There were 30 distinct species of focus across the collection of case studies.3. This systematic map highlights the diversity of ways knowledge systems can be woven, but that the application of these approaches is limited to some key regions (the Pacific and northern regions) and species (whitefish and salmon). The extent and nature of information provided with regards to demographics (e.g., gender, age) of Indigenous knowledge holders contributing to the studies varied widely and in general was poorly reported. Across all of the case studies included in the systematic map there were 78 distinct Indigenous knowledge systems represented. 4. Fifteen different methodological approaches were identified with communitybased participatory research being the most prevalent approach. The presence and diversity of Indigenous methodologies employed was also notable and was greater as compared to a previous study of Canada's coastal marine regions.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Managed out of existence: over-regulation of Indigenous subsistence fishing of the Yukon River

Abstract: Humans are adversely affected by the loss of vital fishery resources, specifically Indigenous peoples and the traditional knowledge systems that are foundationally tied to their culture. Discounting

Cited by 11 publications

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Bridging Indigenous and science-based knowledge in coastal and marine research, monitoring, and management in Canada

Bridging Indigenous and science-based knowledge in coastal and marine research, monitoring, and management in Canada

Finding Common Ground: Negotiating Downstream Rights to Harvest with Upstream Responsibilities to Protect—Dairies, Berries, and Shellfish in the Salish Sea

Bridging Indigenous and Western sciences in freshwater research, monitoring, and management in Canada

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