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"Experimenting with what will become our traditions": adaptive co-management as a bridge to an Atikamekw Nehirowisiw post-treaty world in Nitaskinan, Canada

Authors: Houde, Nicolas;

"Experimenting with what will become our traditions": adaptive co-management as a bridge to an Atikamekw Nehirowisiw post-treaty world in Nitaskinan, Canada

Abstract

This thesis examines whether transitioning from current co-management approaches to an adaptive co-management approach would resolve some of the problems experienced in current treaty negotiations contexts between Canadian First Nations and the state government. It first identifies how adaptive co-management would be an improvement on existing treaty processes. Secondly, it examines how the co-existence of different knowledge systems and cultural change can be addressed in an adaptive co-management process. Finally, the thesis identifies the preconditions needed in order to build organisations for adaptive treaties. The case of the Atikamekw First Nation (central Quebec, Canada) treaty negotiations serves as a case study to meet these research objectives. Research results identify adaptive co-management as a suitable approach for creating treaties that are closer to First Nations' needs by focusing on learning and the on-going renewal of a people-to-people relationship. This approach departs from current static and bureaucratic models of treaty making, which concentrate on structural aspects of co-management and the extinguishment of Aboriginal rights. The research identifies adaptive co-management as a potential catalyst for the revitalization of Aboriginal cultures by reporting on the current transformation of the Atikamekw First Nation traditional institutions of governance in order to increase their participation in natural resource management decision-making processes. It also conveys that the Atikamekw aim towards having a decision-making system rooted in the past, with the territorial chief at its core, but yet future-oriented, not fixed in time, and departing from its original form, therefore highlighting the need for flexible and adaptive organisations for the co-management of the land.

Cette thèse détermine si une approche de cogestion adaptative peut ou non résoudre quelques uns des problèmes actuellement rencontrés lors de négociations de traités entre premières nations du Canada et l'état. La thèse identifie dans un premier lieu la façon dont la cogestion adaptative présenterait une amélioration par rapport aux traités actuels. Deuxièmement, elle examine la façon dont la coexistence de différents systèmes de savoir et le changement culturel peuvent être pris en compte dans un processus de cogestion adaptative. Finalement, la thèse identifie les préconditions requises pour la mise sur pied d'organisations de cogestion dans un contexte de traité adaptatif. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, c'est le cas de la négociation territoriale de la nation atikamekw (Quebec, Canada) qui est étudié. Les résultats de recherche indiquent que la cogestion adaptative est une approche appropriée afin d'en arriver à des traités qui sont plus près des besoins des premières nations en valorisant l'apprentissage en continu et le renouvellement continuel d'une relation de peuple-à-peuple. Cette approche se distingue des modèles actuels de traités, qui tendent à être statiques et bureaucratiques, se concentrant sur les aspects structuraux de la cogestion et l'extinction des droits ancestraux. La recherche souligne qu'une approche adaptative de la cogestion a un potentiel de catalyseur pour la revitalisation des cultures autochtones. Ceci est illustré par le processus de transformation des institutions de gouvernance territoriale ayant présentement cours chez les Atikamekw. La thèse démontre que les Atikamekw désirent construire un système décisionnel ancré dans le passé, centré sur le chef de territoire et la famille, mais tourné vers l'avenir, évolutif et différent de sa forme originale.

Wenzel, George (Supervisor)

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Canada
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330, Geography, Social Sciences - Geography

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