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TEK and COMANAGEMENT

TEK and COMANAGEMENT. Order of Presentation. TEK / IK (Naomi) Medicine (Colin) Haida and wood (Teri) INCOPORATING TEK (Brian) Community Forestry (Becky) Training Programs (Reshaad) Joint Ventures (Nick, Ryan, Scott, Bryce) Future Implications (Bryce).

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TEK and COMANAGEMENT

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  1. TEK and COMANAGEMENT

  2. Order of Presentation • TEK / IK (Naomi) • Medicine (Colin) • Haida and wood (Teri) • INCOPORATING TEK (Brian) • Community Forestry (Becky) • Training Programs (Reshaad) • Joint Ventures (Nick, Ryan, Scott, Bryce) • Future Implications (Bryce)

  3. Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) • “a body of knowledge built up by a group of people through generations of living in close contact with nature” Johnson, Martha. 1992. Lore: Capturing Traditional Environmental Knowledge. Ottawa: Dene Cultural Institute/IDRC. • Emphasis on indigenous peoples Indigenous Knowledge (IK)

  4. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) • Western science vs. TEK / IK – an overrated or underestimated dichotomy? • Viewed out of context: romantic notions of the ‘noble savage’, ethnocentrism. • Viewed in context: geographical, ecological, spiritual, cultural (“knowledge, practices and beliefs”)

  5. Traditional Medical Systems • 2 types of ailments • The Shaman • Training and knowledge

  6. Changing Resource Use by the Haida • The Warrior Way • Naked No More • A House is a Home

  7. Forest Models in BC • Increased community and First Nations involvement • Recent revival of old concepts • Government initiatives • The future?

  8. Education & Training • A way to enter the forestry sector • To increase Aboriginal participation • Various educational and training initiatives have been developed

  9. A.F.T.E.R. • Aboriginal Forestry Training and Employment Review • Aims to develop long term strategic approach to Aboriginal human resource development in forestry • Comprises of Aboriginal organizations, unions, educational establishments and industry and government representatives

  10. What is a Joint Venture • partnership arrangements between establish forest companies and First Nations which allow First Nations access the land and capital to establish forest industry operations • range from brush clearing and silviculture operations to larger scale tenure transfers and forest management options

  11. Joint Venture Benefits • Serve as Interim Measures • Reduce conflict/increased stability • Access to restricted resources • Provide First Nations with necessary land, capital, finances and experience to establish themselves • Tax advantages for Forest Companies • Opportunity for First Nations to rectify social and economic situation though increased training and job opportunities

  12. Negative Effects • Unequal allocation of Joint Venture profits within community • Non-Aboriginal job loss • Financial Risk/Investment • Loss of control • Less incentive for Aboriginal involvement in other sectors

  13. The Squamish Nation • Development of a land Use Plan • Values, Vision and Priorities

  14. Interfor and TFL #38 • A very contentious area • A statement of intent • Memorandum of understanding • A working relationship

  15. Incorporating TEK • Defining TEK Management Systems • a) the possession of appropriate local ecological knowledge and a suitable means to exploit and use the resource, and • b ) An ethical practice to maintain a balance between land and people by an established set of rules to maintain and regulate the activity.

  16. Concerns About Using TEK • Using TEK is seen as a Grey area in using as a management option because of Social conditions due to the impact of Western Cultures due to • a) loss of Knowledge • b) an alteration to the traditional practice

  17. Complimentary • Potential uses in Adaptive Management schemes, which focus on mainly feedback from observations and recording of ecosystem health. • Moving more towards an ecological based system which focuses more on; • a) ecosystem processes and connections • b) Health and resilience of species

  18. As Conservationists • Most ecosystems with indigenous peoples have a high level of diversity • Monitoring or Assessing Ecological systems • Exploring other resources that are often overlooked by managing a sustained yield for a single species • Social Healing and involvement in Management practices.

  19. Projects Using TEK: GIS/GPS Applications using GIS technology in Resource Management include ‘data mining’, which correlates relationships among mapped variables (ecological assessment) Mapping of Native land use from the oral tradition to a more western application of written maps this would include; a) CMT’s and b) lands significant to social and spiritual needs

  20. West Chilcotin Forest Products • Who We Are • First Nation-Forest Industry Joint Venture • First Nation Timber License Holder

  21. West Chilcotin Forest Products • Where We Are • Located in BC’s Chilcotin Region • An Area of High Unemployment

  22. West Chilcotin Forest Products • What We Do • Produce ISO Certified Lumber • Run Several “Spin-Off” Businesses

  23. QUESTIONS?!?

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