Parks and protected areas

Question 1

Violations of indigenous rights by park creation

Answer 1

-forcible displacement
-intergenerational cultural, social, economic and spiritual impacts
-disconnection between people and terretories, resulting in more loss of culture

Question 2

“Cleared from land”

Answer 2

-parks created without consent of Indigenous persons
“cleared from land for” reasons of:
-tourism
-recreation
-maintaining appearence of eurocentric notions–> pristine wilderness no human disturbance

Question 3

what are the next steps for canadians

Answer 3

-take steps to correct past wrongs and manage parks differently
-listen to difficult truths
-recognition
-implementation of sec 35

Question 4

any weakening of constitutional rights:

Answer 4

Affects us all

Question 5

what is helping with the issue?

Answer 5

-modern land claim agreements
-constitutional recognition of aboriginal and treaty rights under sec 35
-clearer articulation of indigenous rights in case law
-assertions of indigenous rights by indigenous people themselves
-crown developping relationships with IP
-adoption of UNDRIP

Question 6

what are the new models for indigenous inclusion?

Answer 6

in creation:
-decision-making processes
-management
-indigenous advisory boards, cooperative management bodies, shared decision making and government
-Adoption of UNDRIP

Question 7

Wood buffalo national park: promises

Answer 7

-described as bison sanctuary
-promises to mikisew for hunting buffalow
-100 year lease

Question 8

Wood buffalo national park: reality

Answer 8

-no hunting
-no end to lease
-indigenous no involvement in regulations

Question 9

Wood buffalo national park: impacts on communities

Answer 9

-limit mikisew use of land, ability to feed themselves, settling into communities
-seasonal regulations: trapping in winter, limit or disallow certain resources
-quantity limits
-punishment for rule breaking results in fear while harvesting, break law to survive on land

Question 10

Wood buffalo national park: state of area

Answer 10

loss of biodiversity due to upstream development, WAC bennett dam–>shit quality water+low levels
-impact mikisew ability to pass info to young–> “Very little left”

Question 11

Wood Buffalo national park: solutions

Answer 11

-Shared decision making w indigenous and parks can
-more effective southern boundary with park and development
-new governmental approaches for external threats 2 park

Question 12

UNDRIP

FPIC

Answer 12

“United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous peoples”
-highlights land and resource rights
-Free prior and informed consent: IP consulted and give consent before project