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Indigenous Knowledge and Federal Environmental Assessments in Canada: Applying Past Lessons to the 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Anna Johnston, Cameron Owens, Chris T, Faisal Moola, Lauren Eckert, Natalie Ban, Nick Claxton

Indigenous Knowledge and Federal Environmental Assessments in Canada: Applying Past Lessons to the 2019 Impact Assessment Act
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Resource Type Scientific Paper
Language
  • English
Year 2020
Country Canada
Topic
  • Indigenous Governance
  • Industry
  • Rights and Legal Framework
Complexity Practical
Keywords
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Decision Making
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Traditional Knowledge
Written By Academic Researchers
Written For
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Leadership and Management
Description This paper evaluates the ability of Canadian environmental assessment processes to meaningfully engage Indigenous knowledge. This paper also offers recommendations towards rebuilding relationships between these processes in order to improve the recognition of Indigenous rights.
Journal FACETS
Volume 5
Issue 1
Pages 67 - 90
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