Indigenous Knowledge Program
Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Integration
As an example of our approach, this figure illustrates how Indigenous Knowledge and western science will work together to develop an understanding of baseline (existing) conditions for Fish and Fish Habitat, as one of the Valued Components (VCs) to be applied in the assessment. The understanding that we strive to achieve through this approach is based on Indigenous long-term relationships to, and understanding of, fisheries resources (e.g. harvest calendars), interwoven with western scientific methods to holistically understand Fish and Fish Habitat in their full environmental and cultural contexts.
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge and Information on Indigenous Land and Resource Use
The Indigenous Knowledge Program for the Northern Road Link Project will occur in two phases:
- Collecting existing Indigenous Knowledge and information on Indigenous Land and Resource Use to help inform the early stages of the assessments; and,
- Completing project-specific Indigenous Knowledge and Lands and Resource Use studies.
Contact Information
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