Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Subcommittee – Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada  

Incorporating Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge into COSEWIC's assessment of species at risk improves the process, and therefore the quality of designations made by COSEWIC, by bringing information and perspectives on wildlife species that are not available in published scientific literature.

Source: Government of Canada; Government of Canada (GC)

Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co–op  

Non-profit society that monitors and assesses change in the range of the Porcupine Caribou Herd and adjacent Mackenzie Delta area in NWT, Yukon & Alaska.

First Nations Environmental Network  

Circle of First Nations people committed to protecting, defending, and restoring the balance of all life by honouring traditional Indigenous values and the path of their ancestors.

Nature and Utility of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, The  

Explains the importance of the traditional ecological knowledge approach as a way to gain a useful understanding of how ecological systems generally work.

Source: Canadian Arctic Resources Committee

Traditional Ecological Knowledge  

Source: The Aboriginal Mapping Network

Traditional Knowledge and Mythology – Canada's Polar Life  

This section provides an introduction to both their classification system for life (practical classification and rich mythology) and to some Inuit legends.

Source: University of Guelph

Water and Canada's Aboriginal Peoples – Water and Canadian Identity  

This page offers some historical examples and evidences of the importance of water to Aboriginal peoples of Canada. But today, the quality of many water systems is degraded by the pressures of human development.

Source: Government of Canada; Environment Canada (EC)

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