1.0 Introduction
As one of the largest remaining old growth forests in the world, the boreal forest represents an important conservation area, a place for resource extraction, or an ancestral land to various stakeholders. This paper will explore how aboriginal groups have been involved in the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), and look critically at how the process may be improved.
2.0 The Role of Aboriginal People in the CBFA 2.1 The Intended Role of Aboriginal Peoples in the CBFA The intent of the CBFA is to involve aboriginal peoples as an equal partner to scientists, conversationalists, and governments preserve the Boreal Forest to create a network of protected areas, attempt to protect endangered species, and to ensure the long term prosperity of the forest (abridged version; framework). The CBFA is meant to include aboriginal people in all conversations about conservation, as they can provide unique traditional knowledge that can be combined with scientific knowledge, which is better able to provide holistic solutions to problems in the boreal forest (framework). Finally, the CBFA also seeks to have aboriginal peoples participate in land development decisions …show more content…
British Columbia that aboriginal people are in control of the land that is covered by their treaties and traditional lands. This supports the United Nations document, as it too states that aboriginal people have full control over their treaty lands. However, the ruling also states that the ultimate controller of lands that were surrendered is the crown, but aboriginal groups must be consulted if resource extraction occurs. Additionally, because this was a Supreme Court case, its ruling must be followed in all other lower courts in Canada. Therefore, there is strong evidence that the First Nations have the legal right to control large portions of the boreal forest, and as a result, should have a larger role in
As one of the largest remaining old growth forests in the world, the boreal forest represents an important conservation area, a place for resource extraction, or an ancestral land to various stakeholders. This paper will explore how aboriginal groups have been involved in the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), and look critically at how the process may be improved.
2.0 The Role of Aboriginal People in the CBFA 2.1 The Intended Role of Aboriginal Peoples in the CBFA The intent of the CBFA is to involve aboriginal peoples as an equal partner to scientists, conversationalists, and governments preserve the Boreal Forest to create a network of protected areas, attempt to protect endangered species, and to ensure the long term prosperity of the forest (abridged version; framework). The CBFA is meant to include aboriginal people in all conversations about conservation, as they can provide unique traditional knowledge that can be combined with scientific knowledge, which is better able to provide holistic solutions to problems in the boreal forest (framework). Finally, the CBFA also seeks to have aboriginal peoples participate in land development decisions …show more content…
British Columbia that aboriginal people are in control of the land that is covered by their treaties and traditional lands. This supports the United Nations document, as it too states that aboriginal people have full control over their treaty lands. However, the ruling also states that the ultimate controller of lands that were surrendered is the crown, but aboriginal groups must be consulted if resource extraction occurs. Additionally, because this was a Supreme Court case, its ruling must be followed in all other lower courts in Canada. Therefore, there is strong evidence that the First Nations have the legal right to control large portions of the boreal forest, and as a result, should have a larger role in