Natural Resource Management and Indigenous Peoples

3 credits · Undergraduate

Explores the concepts, practices and issues associated with the management of land and resources by Canada's Indigenous peoples. By examining the premises underlying varying approaches to resource management, this course will examine Indigenous rights and management responsibility for fisheries, water resources, wildlife, forestry, parks and protected areas, and non-renewable resources. This course also examines the role of traditional/local ecological knowledge in resource management and impact assessment.