Climate change is a global phenomenon which impacts different people unevenly (Vinyeta and Lynn, 2013). Research suggests that public beliefs on climate change vary significantly (Taylor et al., 2014), and different people view the risks associated with climate change differently. Addressing public perceptions of climate-change risk can be challenging, due to the socio-cultural construction of risk and its multi-dimensional complexity (Etkin and Ho, 2007). Thus, differing perspectives on climate change and associated risks must be understood within specific contexts of climate change—and within interconnected socioeconomic and cultural settings (Jardine et al., 2009).
Indigenous peoples are expected to be among the communities most heavily affected by climate change (Green and Raygorodetsky, 2010; Tsosie, 2007). In part, this is because of the dependence and close proximity of many Indigenous peoples to their natural environments and resources (Vinyeta and Lynn, 2013; Green and Raygorodetsky, 2010). In northern Canada, Indigenous communities are already experiencing the effects of significant climate changes (Furgal and Seguin, 2006). Therefore, climate change has brought Indigenous peoples and their resources and governance under the …show more content…
Therefore, the Indigenous governance is conceived in the backdrop of their political traditions that essentially lack power relations e.g., “coercive,” “hierarchical,” and “authoritative” (Landner, 2003). In the Canadian context, Indigenous self-determination refers to the right of First Nations “to choose how they live their shared lives and structure their communities based on their own norms, laws, and cultures” (Porten, n.d; Dalton, 2006, p. 14). In addition, self-determination implies the freedom of Indigenous peoples to shape their future according to their needs, concerns and
Indigenous peoples are expected to be among the communities most heavily affected by climate change (Green and Raygorodetsky, 2010; Tsosie, 2007). In part, this is because of the dependence and close proximity of many Indigenous peoples to their natural environments and resources (Vinyeta and Lynn, 2013; Green and Raygorodetsky, 2010). In northern Canada, Indigenous communities are already experiencing the effects of significant climate changes (Furgal and Seguin, 2006). Therefore, climate change has brought Indigenous peoples and their resources and governance under the …show more content…
Therefore, the Indigenous governance is conceived in the backdrop of their political traditions that essentially lack power relations e.g., “coercive,” “hierarchical,” and “authoritative” (Landner, 2003). In the Canadian context, Indigenous self-determination refers to the right of First Nations “to choose how they live their shared lives and structure their communities based on their own norms, laws, and cultures” (Porten, n.d; Dalton, 2006, p. 14). In addition, self-determination implies the freedom of Indigenous peoples to shape their future according to their needs, concerns and