GEOG*3210 - Indigenous-Settler Relationships in Environmental Governance
Course Description
This course seeks to understand the rationales for, and evolution of, the changing relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian state in environmental governance. Case studies cover different approaches to management including command and control, co-management, co-governance, biocultural and a variety of legislative and policy tools such as endangered species legislation, environmental impact assessments, and as Indigenous stewardship of traditional territories under natural law. Cases will be drawn from different resource management sectors, from governance to intra-community disputes and legal precedents. Traditional ecological knowledge, as well as our understandings of knowledge systems, will provide an analytical frame for assessing conflict as it arises in environmental governance.
Note: This course can be taken individually or as a part of a certificate program.
What You'll Learn
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
- To investigate the impacts of human activities on our planet in the Age of the Anthropocene, with a primary focus on land use and land use change.
- Describe the state of biodiversity in Canada and the major drivers of species endangerment.
- Outline major policies in Canada related to the protection and restoration of biodiversity, including endangered species legislation, protected areas and Indigenous approaches to biodiversity stewardship.
- Discuss the significance of Indigenous Rights in resource development conflicts, including Treaty and Aboriginal Rights as well as Canada’s obligations as a signatory to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- To discuss the broader social contexts in which environmental decision-making is undertaken, including the significance of Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
Additional Requirements
Pre-Requisite(s): 1 of GEOG*2030, GEOG*2210, SOC*2280 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Certificate in Environmental Citizenship : Electives
- Certificate in Environmental Conservation : Electives
Technical Requirements
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*Course details are subject to change.