Treaty 8 First Nations

 

Edmonton, Alberta

October 11-12, 2007

 

A number of on-going SFM Network research and “state of knowledge” (SOK) projects are potentially of interest to Treaty First Nations in western Canada, particularly those related to matters currently under negotiation or the subject of consultations between Treaty First Nations, Crown governments, and industry. At the same time, a number of researchers need to fulfill commitments pertaining to Aboriginal consultation and knowledge contributions and input. In order to facilitate the needs and interests of both parties, the SFM Network hosted a Treaty 8 First Nations Research Workshop on the 11th and 12th of October, 2007, in Edmonton.

 

Objective

Specifically, several SFM Network research teams and interested Treaty 8 First Nations representatives were brought together for this two-day workshop to:

• Provide an opportunity for SFM Network researchers to share their findings with, and to receive input and feedback from relevant Treaty 8 First Nations, and 
• Explore the potential relevance of these projects to ongoing formal negotiations between Crown governments and the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta regarding “Treaty implementation” and “Treaty-based governance”, as the ongoing need for consultations between the Crown, industries undertaking resource development operations within Crown lands and Treaty First Nations.

Click here to download the workshop program and participants list.

 

Presentations

• Ecological and economic tradeoff analysis of conservation strategies for Woodland Caribou (Adamowicz et al.)
• Collaboration and Harmonization - A range of options (Wyatt et al.)
• Incentive Policies for Sustainable Forest Management (Weber et al.)
• State of Knowledge of Protected Areas & SFM (Munier et al.)
• A Participatory Approach to Aboriginal Tenure Reform (Natcher et al.)
• Social consequences of alterations to mixed wood forests (Asselin et al.)
• Cumulative Impacts of Resource Development (Frideres et al.)
• Provincial Policy Analysis (Frideres et al.)
• Legitimate Expectations & Concerns about Heavy Oil Development (Frideres et al.)
• Shared Land Use (Frideres et al.)
• Natural Capital & Ecosystem Service Valuation as a Tool for Sustainable Forest Management (Adamowicz et al.)
  

For more information contact Marc Stevenson, SFM Network.