Toward culturally appropriate consultation: an approach for Fort McKay First Nation

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dc.contributor.advisorGates, Cormack
dc.contributor.authorMcKillop, Jennifer A,
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-08T19:27:37Z
dc.date.available2005-08-08T19:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 96-108en
dc.description.abstractResource extraction from the traditional lands of Aboriginal peoples without appropriate consideration for traditional land use activities has transformed social and cultural structures, compromised economies, and restricted access to resources. Industrial intrusion into the traditional lands of Fort McKay First Nation, located within the Athabasca oil sands region of northern Alberta, reveals the need to develop an effective approach for consultation that addresses the implications of resource extraction for traditional activities and associated social and cultural values. This MDP establishes that existing frameworks do not recognize the rights of Aboriginal people and do not meet the standards for consultation set by the courts. Current approaches to the assessment of impacts on traditional land use are inadequate due to their lack of recognition of what landscapes are most important to the community. A Culturally Significant Ecosystem (CSE) approach is developed to define patterns of resource harvesting according to intensity of use, an approach that is founded in the values and interests of community in the use of natural resources and geographic distribution of harvesting activities. A more appropriate development assessment framework is proposed, one that relies on a CSE approach, the development of a community­based environmental management strategy, and is cognizant of the rights of Aboriginal peoples. This framework represents a movement from consultation toward true participation of the community, and recognizes both the desire and ability of Aboriginal people to make decisions about what affects their lives and their livelihoods.en
dc.format.extentv, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMcKillop, J. A. (2002). Toward culturally appropriate consultation: an approach for Fort McKay First Nation (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10980en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/10980
dc.identifier.isbn0612774090en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2002 M397en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/39404
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Design
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccAC1 .T484 2002 M397en
dc.titleToward culturally appropriate consultation: an approach for Fort McKay First Nation
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Environmental Design (MEDes)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1391 501888784
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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