Rethinking Devolution: Challenges for Aboriginal Resource Management in the Yukon Territory

Natcher, David; Davis, Susan Schaefer

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“…Le processus de planification forestière est ensuite examiné afin de situer le cadre dans lequel ces nouveaux modes de concertation s'inscrivent. il est maintenant bien connu que ces processus sont plus souvent qu'autrement le sous produit d'un cadre préexistant (Nadasdy 2003 ;Natcher et Davis 2007). L'article s'enchaîne avec la présentation des résultats et se termine avec une discussion sur les résultats.…”

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Cooptation et résistance dans la planification forestière concertée au Québec

Fortier

Wyatt

2014

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Définies comme des processus de concertation où les utilisateurs du territoire sont invités à élaborer une vision commune de la gestion des territoires forestiers, les tables de gestion intégrée des ressources et du territoire (« tables GIRT ») sont apparues au Québec en 2010. Cet article explore la participation des Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok à ces tables, et contrairement à d’autres études qui tendent à interpréter les processus collaboratifs comme un modèle idéal « gagnant-gagnant » ou comme une stratégie de cooptation de la participation autochtone, les auteurs proposent ici d’examiner les processus de concertation comme un lieu où se manifestent à la fois des formes de résistance et de cooptation. De plus, les résultats démontrent que la participation autochtone aux tables GIRT gagne à être comprise en tenant compte des autres processus dans lesquels les Premières Nations sont également engagées.

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Cooptation et résistance dans la planification forestière concertée au Québec

Fortier

Wyatt

2014

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“…In another case, Kluane First Nation members perceived that the Dall sheep co-management process provided only token decision-making authority (Nadasdy, 2003). A final case stems from a policy review of natural resource management devolution to First Nations in the Yukon Territory, which found that the process was in fact one of deconcentration, not devolution 5 (Natcher & Davis, 2007). This dichotomy between autonomy-building initiatives and assimilationist outcomes was anticipated by Weaver (1990).…”

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Square Peg, Round Hole: First Nations Drinking Water Infrastructure and Federal Policies, Programs, and Processes

McCullough

Farahbakhsh

2012

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Despite nearly a decade of targeted federal government efforts to provide potable water to First Nations communities in Canada, drinking water advisories and piped-water infrastructure gaps still persist. An indepth understanding of technical practitioners' perspectives and experiences with federal policies, programs, and processes (PPP) may provide unique insight into the challenges behind the issues. To meet this objective, we interviewed 16 First Nations technical staff within the geopolitical boundary of the province of Ontario. Results emphasize the role played by federal government-centric principles that shape policy, and the inflexible nature of the program execution format. This study provides a foundation for understanding the policy translation process and indicates action areas to create supportive policy for First Nations drinking water service provision.

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“…Devolution is commonly characterized as an empirical phenomenon involving the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal to the territorial governments (Clancy, 1990;Rodríguez-Pose and Gill, 2002;Whitford, 2002;Bradbury and Mitchell, 2005;Natcher and Davis, 2007). However, the concept is also frequently analyzed and justified from a normative perspective (Rondinelli, 1980;Escobar-Lemmon, 2003;Smoke, 2003).…”

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Assessing Devolution in the Canadian North: A Case Study of the Yukon Territory

Alcantara¹,

Cameron²,

Kennedy³

2012

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ABSTRACT. Despite a rich literature on the political and constitutional development of the Canadian territorial North, few scholars have examined the post-devolution environment in Yukon. This lacuna is surprising since devolution is frequently cited as being crucial to the well-being of Northerners, leading both the Government of Nunavut and the Government of the Northwest Territories to lobby the federal government to devolve lands and resources to them. This paper provides an updated historical account of devolution in Yukon and assesses its impact on the territory since 2003. Relying mainly on written sources and 16 interviews with Aboriginal, government, and industry officials in the territory, it highlights some broad effects of devolution and specifically analyzes the processes of obtaining permits for land use and mining. Our findings suggest that devolution has generally had a positive effect on the territory, and in particular has led to more efficient and responsive land use and mining permit processes.

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Rethinking Devolution: Challenges for Aboriginal Resource Management in the Yukon Territory

Cited by 43 publications

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Cooptation et résistance dans la planification forestière concertée au Québec

Cooptation et résistance dans la planification forestière concertée au Québec

Square Peg, Round Hole: First Nations Drinking Water Infrastructure and Federal Policies, Programs, and Processes

Assessing Devolution in the Canadian North: A Case Study of the Yukon Territory

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