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Papers by David Natcher

Research paper thumbnail of Balancing Politics and the Dispersal of Business Revenues among First Nations in Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Aboriginal economic development, 2014

In this paper we present the results of interviews conducted with 14 First Nations in Saskatchewa... more In this paper we present the results of interviews conducted with 14 First Nations in Saskatchewan on the ways in which they balance the need for economic development while meeting the social welfare needs of community members. Specific themes include (i) the separation between business and politics; (ii) the existence and role of boards of directors; (iii) strategic versus reactive decision-making; and (iv) the tension between revenue reinvestment and disbursement. Among the First Nations interviewed, three have put into place formal structures to separate business from politics, and have prioritized strategic and long-term investment over revenue dispersal. The remaining 11 First Nations use economic development as a vehicle to meet the social welfare needs of community members, including the funding of social program, Elders care, family allowances, and host of other social welfare services. This paper offers insight into the challenges First Nation governments encounter as they struggle to meet the diverse needs of their citizenry.

Research paper thumbnail of Co-operative resource management as an adaptive strategy for aboriginal communities : the Whitefish Lake First Nation case study

National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada eBooks, 1999

This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researc... more This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researchers are invited to present ideas and research results in this forum to accelerate their application and to foster interdisciplinary discussion on knowledge, strategies and tools leading to sustainable management of Canada's boreal forest. Working Papers are published without peer review. This is an internal document of the SFM Network. Do not cite this Working Paper without the expressed written consent of the author(s).

Research paper thumbnail of A criteria and indicators approach to community development

This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researc... more This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researchers are invited to present ideas and research results in this forum to accelerate their application and to foster interdisciplinary discussion on knowledge, strategies and tools leading to sustainable management of Canada's boreal forest. Working Papers are published without peer review. This is an internal document of the SFM Network. Do not cite this Working Paper without the expressed written consent of the author(s).

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Nature of Country Food Sales among First Nations in Alberta, Canada

Human Organization, Dec 1, 2022

This research was motivated by increased tensions that had arisen within First Nations communitie... more This research was motivated by increased tensions that had arisen within First Nations communities in the Peace River region of Alberta over the selling of country foods and the belief among some that it has incentivized excessive hunting and the abandonment of food-sharing traditions. Our results indicate that rather than having deleterious ecological and social effects, country food sales are not being driven by profitability, nor are the norms associated with harvesting and food sharing being adversely affected. Although the sale of country foods has been motivated in part by the capital demands of hunting, country foods are not being treated as mere commodities, nor are they used as instruments for profit. With these results, community leaders are in a better position to challenge colonial policies that criminalize the selling of country foods and defend the distinctiveness of their own culturally sanctioned food systems. This research is an example of anthropological praxis where assumptions derived from modernization and household production theories are tested through applied research with the intent to resolve tensions over the speculative impacts of country food sales in First Nations communities.

Research paper thumbnail of The nexus between water, energy, and food (WEF) systems in Northern Canada

Routledge eBooks, Dec 24, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Native Nations and U.S. Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship, and Security

Social & Cultural Geography, Jun 24, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Extractive resource industries and indigenous community-based monitoring: Cooperation or cooptation?

The Extractive Industries and Society, Nov 1, 2020

This special issue is an interdisciplinary collection of papers that explores the many dimensions... more This special issue is an interdisciplinary collection of papers that explores the many dimensions of Indigenous community-based monitoring (ICBM). The focus is on areas/sites in Canada, and to a lesser extent internationally, where Indigenous peoples have assumed a role in the monitoring of industrial activities. This collection provides the reader with an understanding of the current status and effectiveness of ICBM in advancing the territorial rights and interests of Indigenous peoples. Themes explored include ICBM contributions to Indigenous self-determination, jurisdictional and the politics of exclusion, issues regarding gender and racial identity, the roles of science and Indigenous knowledge within these efforts as well methods to sustain and implement strategies derived from ICBM programs such as impact and benefit agreements.

Research paper thumbnail of Accounting for intracultural variability in first nation environmental knowledge: A requisite for environmental monitoring and impact assessments

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Nov 1, 2020

Abstract In many environmental monitoring and impact assessment processes, Indigenous communities... more Abstract In many environmental monitoring and impact assessment processes, Indigenous communities are treated as intellectually homogenous and intracultural variation in environmental knowledge often goes unaccounted for. This not only poses obvious risks to the effectiveness of environmental impact assessments but also gives standing to those who question the credibility of traditional ecological knowledge and its contribution to environmental monitoring and assessment programs altogether. In this paper we describe the steps that were taken to account for intracultural variability in First Nation knowledge of fish and the potential impacts associated with the Peace River oil sands development in Alberta, Canada. Involving the delivery of a household survey to 1,127 First Nation households in 11 Peace River communities, our approach was successful in identifying regional, community, and household variability in fishing activity, and has allowed us to differentiate novice from expert knowledge holders. This research demonstrates the need to account for intracultural variability in First Nations environmental knowledge in order for traditional ecological knowledge to make meaningful contributions to environmental monitoring and assessment programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Ethical foundations and principles for collaborative research with Inuit and their governments

Études inuit, Oct 23, 2012

Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.

Research paper thumbnail of Towards indigenous community-led monitoring of fish in the oil sands region of Canada: Lessons at the intersection of cultural consensus and fish science

The Extractive Industries and Society, Nov 1, 2020

In the Oil Sands Regions of Alberta, Canada, Indigenous reassertion of rights and responsibilitie... more In the Oil Sands Regions of Alberta, Canada, Indigenous reassertion of rights and responsibilities has lead to a renewed leadership in monitoring the effects of industries on various environment receptors. This study, conducted with Cold Lake First Nations, Alberta (CLFN), sought to explore local concerns regarding fish consumption safety and population health in response to multiple anthropogenic stressors focusing upon oil extraction. We undertook this work using a novel research design comprised of two distinct approaches including a participatory fish health and toxicology study and a cultural consensus survey of CLFN members. The cultural consensus study assessed similarities and differences in knowledge and perceptions of CLFN members. The fish toxicology and health research involved implementing a co-designed protocol to collect and sample fish for toxicants and overall population health using scientific indicators. We discuss the results of each study as well as the tangible application of our work in achieving a Multiple Evidence Base approach. Our work highlights that complementarities between our studies as part of a negotiated research process can form a single cohesive narrative to better inform fisheries management while respecting community knowledge, culture and rights to access land, water and country foods.

Research paper thumbnail of Extractive industries and Indigenous subsistence economies: a complex and unresolved relationship

Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Dec 21, 2017

ABSTRACT The relationship between Indigenous subsistence activities and extractive industries has... more ABSTRACT The relationship between Indigenous subsistence activities and extractive industries has been difficult to conceptualise. For many, the development of extractive industries in lands used by Indigenous peoples has a negative impact on traditional subsistence economies. Yet research on the relationship undertaken since the 1970s has often challenged this opinion. This article reviews the research on this question, discussing in particular new findings on the Canadian North. While this research does not find any large-scale decline in subsistence activities as a result of extractive industry development, questions do remain about the long-term impacts.

Research paper thumbnail of Can indigenous community-based monitoring act as a tool for sustainable self-determination?

The Extractive Industries and Society, Nov 1, 2020

This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the implications of Indigenous community-based... more This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the implications of Indigenous community-based monitoring (ICBM) for Indigenous governance in resource extractive regions. Using a comprehensive review of the literature and the author team's personal involvement, we review an ICBM program in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. We use sustainable self-determination, as a subset of Indigenous governance, as a critical theoretical lens to assess outcomes of this program and its role in the broader environmental governance of the oil sands region. To conclude, we propose some recommendations to advance a sustainable self-determination lens for ICBM. As these programs continue to proliferate across the country, now is the time to incorporate such a lens in order to simultaneously support meaningful monitoring of environmental, economic, and social change, while also advancing the resurgence of Indigenous Nations.

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of information networks on the scaling out of new agricultural technologies: The case of pulse variety adoption in Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Rural Studies, Apr 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of L’économie forestière de la nation crie de Little Red River

Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, 2006

Tous droits réservés © Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, 2006 Ce document est protégé par la lo... more Tous droits réservés © Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, 2006 Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.

Research paper thumbnail of An Empirical Analysis of Food Expenditures by First Nation Households in Canada: Factors Affecting Household Food Security

Research paper thumbnail of Arriving at Appropriate Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management: A First Nation’s Perspective

Forest management in the Little Red River/Tall Cree traditionally used territory has long been di... more Forest management in the Little Red River/Tall Cree traditionally used territory has long been dictated by 'professionally' trained foresters whose interests often run counter to those of aboriginal community residents. Because of this, band members have largely been excluded from the decision making process while their concerns, values, and knowledge have failed to be recognized, let alone applied, to the planning process. However, through the development of criteria and performance indicators, derived from a community perspective, an ongoing system of feedbacks is being used in the development of a self-improving management system which is facilitating an assessment of forest management as it relates directly to Little Red River/Tall Cree culture and their continued land use needs.

Research paper thumbnail of Greening Canada’s Arctic food system: Local food procurement strategies for combating food insecurity

Canadian food studies, Jan 12, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of What is old is new again: the reintroduction of indigenous fishing technologies in British Columbia

Local Environment, Apr 3, 2014

In 2008, the Cowichan Tribes of British Columbia re-established a traditional fishing weir on the... more In 2008, the Cowichan Tribes of British Columbia re-established a traditional fishing weir on the Cowichan River. After being banned by the Canadian Government for nearly 70 years, the reintroduction of the Cowichan weir has served to revitalise Cowichan cultural traditions, and after a century of hostility, is creating an opportunity for more collaborative approaches for salmon conservation. This paper demonstrates that the reintroduction of indigenous conservation practices into western systems of fisheries management can be complementary rather than conflicting to conservation objectives. However, while collaborative salmon conservation has been a positive outcome, the reintroduction of the Cowichan weir is also symbolic of the conflict that remains between the Cowichan and the Government of Canada over competing territorial claims, the legitimacy of an imposed western legal tradition, and the ultimate control of the Cowichan River fishery.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and Resource Co-Management in Northern Canada

Arctic, Jun 5, 2013

An inventory of the nominal representation of men and women on northern co-management boards in t... more An inventory of the nominal representation of men and women on northern co-management boards in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut identified a total of 34 co-management boards. Of their total of 210 members, 176 (84%) were males and 34 (16%) were females. Nine boards were composed exclusively of men, and 18 boards had only a single female representative. The land and resource management regimes created through the settlement of comprehensive land claims have afforded Aboriginal governments equitable representation in co-management but have not promoted gender equity in board membership. Key words: gender, co-management, land claims, northern Canada RÉSUMÉ. L'inventaire de la représentation nominale d'hommes et de femmes faisant partie de conseils de cogestion dans le Nord, plus précisément au Yukon, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut, a permis de répertorier 34 conseils de cogestion au total. En tout, ces conseils comprenaient 210 membres, dont 176 (84 %) étaient des hommes et 34 (16 %) étaient des femmes. Neuf conseils étaient exclusivement composés d'hommes et 18 conseils ne comptaient qu'une seule femme. Les régimes de gestion des ressources et des terres découlant du règlement d'importantes revendications territoriales ont permis une représentation équitable sur le plan de la cogestion des gouvernements autochtones, mais n'ont pas fait valoir l'équité entre les sexes au sein des conseils de cogestion. Mots clés : sexe, cogestion, revendications territoriales, Nord canadien Traduit pour la revue Arctic par Nicole Giguère.

Research paper thumbnail of Risk and Alienation: Changing Patterns in Aboriginal Resource Use

International journal of Canadian studies = Revue internationale d'études canadiennes, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Balancing Politics and the Dispersal of Business Revenues among First Nations in Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Aboriginal economic development, 2014

In this paper we present the results of interviews conducted with 14 First Nations in Saskatchewa... more In this paper we present the results of interviews conducted with 14 First Nations in Saskatchewan on the ways in which they balance the need for economic development while meeting the social welfare needs of community members. Specific themes include (i) the separation between business and politics; (ii) the existence and role of boards of directors; (iii) strategic versus reactive decision-making; and (iv) the tension between revenue reinvestment and disbursement. Among the First Nations interviewed, three have put into place formal structures to separate business from politics, and have prioritized strategic and long-term investment over revenue dispersal. The remaining 11 First Nations use economic development as a vehicle to meet the social welfare needs of community members, including the funding of social program, Elders care, family allowances, and host of other social welfare services. This paper offers insight into the challenges First Nation governments encounter as they struggle to meet the diverse needs of their citizenry.

Research paper thumbnail of Co-operative resource management as an adaptive strategy for aboriginal communities : the Whitefish Lake First Nation case study

National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada eBooks, 1999

This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researc... more This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researchers are invited to present ideas and research results in this forum to accelerate their application and to foster interdisciplinary discussion on knowledge, strategies and tools leading to sustainable management of Canada's boreal forest. Working Papers are published without peer review. This is an internal document of the SFM Network. Do not cite this Working Paper without the expressed written consent of the author(s).

Research paper thumbnail of A criteria and indicators approach to community development

This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researc... more This Working Paper is published by the Sustainable Forest Management Network. All Network Researchers are invited to present ideas and research results in this forum to accelerate their application and to foster interdisciplinary discussion on knowledge, strategies and tools leading to sustainable management of Canada's boreal forest. Working Papers are published without peer review. This is an internal document of the SFM Network. Do not cite this Working Paper without the expressed written consent of the author(s).

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Nature of Country Food Sales among First Nations in Alberta, Canada

Human Organization, Dec 1, 2022

This research was motivated by increased tensions that had arisen within First Nations communitie... more This research was motivated by increased tensions that had arisen within First Nations communities in the Peace River region of Alberta over the selling of country foods and the belief among some that it has incentivized excessive hunting and the abandonment of food-sharing traditions. Our results indicate that rather than having deleterious ecological and social effects, country food sales are not being driven by profitability, nor are the norms associated with harvesting and food sharing being adversely affected. Although the sale of country foods has been motivated in part by the capital demands of hunting, country foods are not being treated as mere commodities, nor are they used as instruments for profit. With these results, community leaders are in a better position to challenge colonial policies that criminalize the selling of country foods and defend the distinctiveness of their own culturally sanctioned food systems. This research is an example of anthropological praxis where assumptions derived from modernization and household production theories are tested through applied research with the intent to resolve tensions over the speculative impacts of country food sales in First Nations communities.

Research paper thumbnail of The nexus between water, energy, and food (WEF) systems in Northern Canada

Routledge eBooks, Dec 24, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Native Nations and U.S. Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship, and Security

Social & Cultural Geography, Jun 24, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Extractive resource industries and indigenous community-based monitoring: Cooperation or cooptation?

The Extractive Industries and Society, Nov 1, 2020

This special issue is an interdisciplinary collection of papers that explores the many dimensions... more This special issue is an interdisciplinary collection of papers that explores the many dimensions of Indigenous community-based monitoring (ICBM). The focus is on areas/sites in Canada, and to a lesser extent internationally, where Indigenous peoples have assumed a role in the monitoring of industrial activities. This collection provides the reader with an understanding of the current status and effectiveness of ICBM in advancing the territorial rights and interests of Indigenous peoples. Themes explored include ICBM contributions to Indigenous self-determination, jurisdictional and the politics of exclusion, issues regarding gender and racial identity, the roles of science and Indigenous knowledge within these efforts as well methods to sustain and implement strategies derived from ICBM programs such as impact and benefit agreements.

Research paper thumbnail of Accounting for intracultural variability in first nation environmental knowledge: A requisite for environmental monitoring and impact assessments

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Nov 1, 2020

Abstract In many environmental monitoring and impact assessment processes, Indigenous communities... more Abstract In many environmental monitoring and impact assessment processes, Indigenous communities are treated as intellectually homogenous and intracultural variation in environmental knowledge often goes unaccounted for. This not only poses obvious risks to the effectiveness of environmental impact assessments but also gives standing to those who question the credibility of traditional ecological knowledge and its contribution to environmental monitoring and assessment programs altogether. In this paper we describe the steps that were taken to account for intracultural variability in First Nation knowledge of fish and the potential impacts associated with the Peace River oil sands development in Alberta, Canada. Involving the delivery of a household survey to 1,127 First Nation households in 11 Peace River communities, our approach was successful in identifying regional, community, and household variability in fishing activity, and has allowed us to differentiate novice from expert knowledge holders. This research demonstrates the need to account for intracultural variability in First Nations environmental knowledge in order for traditional ecological knowledge to make meaningful contributions to environmental monitoring and assessment programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Ethical foundations and principles for collaborative research with Inuit and their governments

Études inuit, Oct 23, 2012

Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.

Research paper thumbnail of Towards indigenous community-led monitoring of fish in the oil sands region of Canada: Lessons at the intersection of cultural consensus and fish science

The Extractive Industries and Society, Nov 1, 2020

In the Oil Sands Regions of Alberta, Canada, Indigenous reassertion of rights and responsibilitie... more In the Oil Sands Regions of Alberta, Canada, Indigenous reassertion of rights and responsibilities has lead to a renewed leadership in monitoring the effects of industries on various environment receptors. This study, conducted with Cold Lake First Nations, Alberta (CLFN), sought to explore local concerns regarding fish consumption safety and population health in response to multiple anthropogenic stressors focusing upon oil extraction. We undertook this work using a novel research design comprised of two distinct approaches including a participatory fish health and toxicology study and a cultural consensus survey of CLFN members. The cultural consensus study assessed similarities and differences in knowledge and perceptions of CLFN members. The fish toxicology and health research involved implementing a co-designed protocol to collect and sample fish for toxicants and overall population health using scientific indicators. We discuss the results of each study as well as the tangible application of our work in achieving a Multiple Evidence Base approach. Our work highlights that complementarities between our studies as part of a negotiated research process can form a single cohesive narrative to better inform fisheries management while respecting community knowledge, culture and rights to access land, water and country foods.

Research paper thumbnail of Extractive industries and Indigenous subsistence economies: a complex and unresolved relationship

Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Dec 21, 2017

ABSTRACT The relationship between Indigenous subsistence activities and extractive industries has... more ABSTRACT The relationship between Indigenous subsistence activities and extractive industries has been difficult to conceptualise. For many, the development of extractive industries in lands used by Indigenous peoples has a negative impact on traditional subsistence economies. Yet research on the relationship undertaken since the 1970s has often challenged this opinion. This article reviews the research on this question, discussing in particular new findings on the Canadian North. While this research does not find any large-scale decline in subsistence activities as a result of extractive industry development, questions do remain about the long-term impacts.

Research paper thumbnail of Can indigenous community-based monitoring act as a tool for sustainable self-determination?

The Extractive Industries and Society, Nov 1, 2020

This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the implications of Indigenous community-based... more This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the implications of Indigenous community-based monitoring (ICBM) for Indigenous governance in resource extractive regions. Using a comprehensive review of the literature and the author team's personal involvement, we review an ICBM program in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. We use sustainable self-determination, as a subset of Indigenous governance, as a critical theoretical lens to assess outcomes of this program and its role in the broader environmental governance of the oil sands region. To conclude, we propose some recommendations to advance a sustainable self-determination lens for ICBM. As these programs continue to proliferate across the country, now is the time to incorporate such a lens in order to simultaneously support meaningful monitoring of environmental, economic, and social change, while also advancing the resurgence of Indigenous Nations.

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of information networks on the scaling out of new agricultural technologies: The case of pulse variety adoption in Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Rural Studies, Apr 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of L’économie forestière de la nation crie de Little Red River

Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, 2006

Tous droits réservés © Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, 2006 Ce document est protégé par la lo... more Tous droits réservés © Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, 2006 Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.

Research paper thumbnail of An Empirical Analysis of Food Expenditures by First Nation Households in Canada: Factors Affecting Household Food Security

Research paper thumbnail of Arriving at Appropriate Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management: A First Nation’s Perspective

Forest management in the Little Red River/Tall Cree traditionally used territory has long been di... more Forest management in the Little Red River/Tall Cree traditionally used territory has long been dictated by 'professionally' trained foresters whose interests often run counter to those of aboriginal community residents. Because of this, band members have largely been excluded from the decision making process while their concerns, values, and knowledge have failed to be recognized, let alone applied, to the planning process. However, through the development of criteria and performance indicators, derived from a community perspective, an ongoing system of feedbacks is being used in the development of a self-improving management system which is facilitating an assessment of forest management as it relates directly to Little Red River/Tall Cree culture and their continued land use needs.

Research paper thumbnail of Greening Canada’s Arctic food system: Local food procurement strategies for combating food insecurity

Canadian food studies, Jan 12, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of What is old is new again: the reintroduction of indigenous fishing technologies in British Columbia

Local Environment, Apr 3, 2014

In 2008, the Cowichan Tribes of British Columbia re-established a traditional fishing weir on the... more In 2008, the Cowichan Tribes of British Columbia re-established a traditional fishing weir on the Cowichan River. After being banned by the Canadian Government for nearly 70 years, the reintroduction of the Cowichan weir has served to revitalise Cowichan cultural traditions, and after a century of hostility, is creating an opportunity for more collaborative approaches for salmon conservation. This paper demonstrates that the reintroduction of indigenous conservation practices into western systems of fisheries management can be complementary rather than conflicting to conservation objectives. However, while collaborative salmon conservation has been a positive outcome, the reintroduction of the Cowichan weir is also symbolic of the conflict that remains between the Cowichan and the Government of Canada over competing territorial claims, the legitimacy of an imposed western legal tradition, and the ultimate control of the Cowichan River fishery.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and Resource Co-Management in Northern Canada

Arctic, Jun 5, 2013

An inventory of the nominal representation of men and women on northern co-management boards in t... more An inventory of the nominal representation of men and women on northern co-management boards in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut identified a total of 34 co-management boards. Of their total of 210 members, 176 (84%) were males and 34 (16%) were females. Nine boards were composed exclusively of men, and 18 boards had only a single female representative. The land and resource management regimes created through the settlement of comprehensive land claims have afforded Aboriginal governments equitable representation in co-management but have not promoted gender equity in board membership. Key words: gender, co-management, land claims, northern Canada RÉSUMÉ. L'inventaire de la représentation nominale d'hommes et de femmes faisant partie de conseils de cogestion dans le Nord, plus précisément au Yukon, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut, a permis de répertorier 34 conseils de cogestion au total. En tout, ces conseils comprenaient 210 membres, dont 176 (84 %) étaient des hommes et 34 (16 %) étaient des femmes. Neuf conseils étaient exclusivement composés d'hommes et 18 conseils ne comptaient qu'une seule femme. Les régimes de gestion des ressources et des terres découlant du règlement d'importantes revendications territoriales ont permis une représentation équitable sur le plan de la cogestion des gouvernements autochtones, mais n'ont pas fait valoir l'équité entre les sexes au sein des conseils de cogestion. Mots clés : sexe, cogestion, revendications territoriales, Nord canadien Traduit pour la revue Arctic par Nicole Giguère.

Research paper thumbnail of Risk and Alienation: Changing Patterns in Aboriginal Resource Use

International journal of Canadian studies = Revue internationale d'études canadiennes, 2001