“Hishuk Tsawak” (Everything Is One/Connected): A Huu-ay-aht Worldview for Seeing Forestry in British Columbia, Canada

Castleden, Heather; Garvin, Theresa; Nation, Huu-ay-aht First

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“…Like in our case, this requires acknowledging that "complex socio-ecological problems" carry different meanings for different people in different places. In the literature there are modest (yet sufficient) and workable examples of people negotiating and working across ontologies [62,[68][69][70][71]; for two fascinating accounts of ontological dovetailing in scientific institutions see Cussins [72] and Mol [61].…”

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confidence: 99%

Towards Transgressive Learning through Ontological Politics: Answering the “Call of the Mountain” in a Colombian Network of Sustainability

Chaves

Macintyre²,

Verschoor

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:In line with the increasing calls for more transformative and transgressive learning in the context of sustainability studies, this article explores how encounters between different ontologies can lead to socio-ecological sustainability. With the dominant one-world universe increasingly being questioned by those who advocate the existence of many worlds-a so-called pluriverse-there lays the possibility of not only imagining other human-nature realities, but also engaging with them in practice. Moving towards an understanding of what happens when a multiplicity of worlds encounter one another, however, entails a sensitivity to the negotiations between often competing ontologies-or ontological politics. Based on an ethnographic methodology and narrative methods, data were collected from two consecutive intercultural gatherings called El Llamado de la Montaña (The Call of the Mountain), which take place for five days every year in different parts of Colombia. By actively participating in these gatherings of multiplicity, which address complex socio-ecological challenges such as food sovereignty and defence of territory, results show how encounters between different ontologies can result in transformative and potentially transgressive learning in terms of disrupting stubborn routines, norms and hegemonic powers which tend to accelerate unsustainability. Although we argue that a fundamental part of the wicked sustainability puzzle lies in supporting more relational ontologies, we note that such learning environments also lead to conflicts through inflexibility and (ab)use of power which must be addressed if sustained socio-ecological learning is to take place.

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Towards Transgressive Learning through Ontological Politics: Answering the “Call of the Mountain” in a Colombian Network of Sustainability

Chaves

Macintyre²,

Verschoor

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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“…It must also be recognized that the very concept of defining values may be antithetical to Indigenous belief systems (Sapic et al 2009) and that maps alone may not be able to fully express Indigenous knowledge systems that are often oral or non-verbal in nature (O'Flaherty et al 2008). Therefore, it may be useful to combine land-use maps with more abstract values mapping (Cheveau et al 2008) and address both how and why values are used in certain ways, as well as the institutions that regulate their use (MacKinnon et al 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, in building meaningful relationships, partners must always remain cognizant that trust and confidence among groups takes time to build (Cheveau et al 2008), especially in the face of so many historical and systemic issues. Similarly, the devolution of forest governance to locally-based collaborative co-management structures will also take time (Berkes 2010).…”

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“…To compound the issue, these differences may also make it difficult to readThe Forestry Chronicle Downloaded from pubs. ily perceive the types of values that hold importance within other belief systems (Castleden et al 2009), thereby highlighting a need to develop concrete mechanisms to bridge worldviews and develop common understandings. Traditional land-use and occupancy studies (TLUOS) and traditional knowledge studies are tools that have long been used by Indigenous communities to both codify "knowledge systems" (Davis and Wagner, p. 465) held within communities and convey Indigenous interests and worldviews to nonIndigenous resources managers in ways that are able to be incorporated into Western planning frameworks.…”

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Growing together: A principle-based approach to building collaborative Indigenous partnerships in Canada’s forest sector

RobitaillePaul

ShahiChander

SmithM.A.

et al. 2017

The Forestry Chronicle

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While a great deal of recent research has focused on opportunities for Indigenous participation in Canada's forest sector, relatively little has explored how to translate various lessons learned into inclusive and mutually-beneficial collaborative processes. Through a review of recent peer-reviewed literature examining Indigenous participation in forest management and development, this paper seeks to fill the current knowledge gap by proposing a set of five principles, with twentythree underlying supporting mechanisms, that can be adopted by Indigenous communities, resource managers and government policy makers to help facilitate meaningful collaboration within the forest sector. These principles include: building respectful relationships; broad community engagement; bridging knowledge and value systems; flexible and holistic management systems; and clear and relevant measures of success. Although the proposed principles may be implemented either individually or in various combinations, to both improve existing collaborative arrangements and develop new ones, they may be best conceptualized as an integrated, incremental process involving any number of motivated partners. It is hoped that the lessons presented in this article will serve as a basis for diverse stakeholder groups to better understand each other's needs and ultimately work more effectively towards achieving respectful co-existence and equity in Canada's forest sector.Key Words: Aboriginal, collaboration, development, First Nation, forest, Indigenous, management, natural resource, partnership, planning RÉSUMÉBien qu'une grande partie des recherches récentes ait porté sur les occasions de participation pour les peuples Autochtones dans le secteur forestier, relativement peu de travaux se sont penchés sur les façons d'appliquer les différents enseignements retenus dans des processus de collaboration inclusifs et mutuellement profitables. En s'appuyant sur une analyse des documents scientifiques récents sur la participation des Autochtones à l'aménagement et au développement forestier, cet article cherche à combler le manque actuel de connaissances en proposant un ensemble de cinq principes, accompagnés de 23 mécanismes de base pour les appuyer; ces outils sont à la portée des communautés autochtones, des gestionnaires des ressources et des décideurs gouvernementaux et pourraient améliorer la collaboration au sein du secteur forestier. Voici donc ces principes : établir des relations de respect; une grande implication de la communauté; le rapprochement entre le savoir et les systèmes de valeurs; des systèmes de gestion flexibles et globaux et des mesures précises et pertinentes du succès. Bien qu' on puisse choisir d'adopter un seul ou une combinaison de ces principes, il serait préfé-rable de les voir comme un processus intégré et progressif auprès de partenaires motivés pour améliorer les processus collaboratifs actuels et en développer de nouveaux. Espérons que les enseignements présentés dans cet article serviront de base à différents groupe...

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“…Many of the youth or mental health workers who were unable to attend asked if the digital storytelling workshop would be offered again, and invited the workshop to their communities. This adds to a growing body of research that supports digital storytelling as a method for undertaking health and wellness research with Aboriginal youth in culturally respectful and engaging way (Castleden, Garvin, & Nation, 2009;Gubrium, 2009b;Hardy & Sumner, 2015;Wexler et al , 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Web of culture: critically assessing and building culturally relevant online mental health resources for aboriginal youth in northern BC

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“Hishuk Tsawak” (Everything Is One/Connected): A Huu-ay-aht Worldview for Seeing Forestry in British Columbia, Canada

Cited by 42 publications

References 29 publications

Towards Transgressive Learning through Ontological Politics: Answering the “Call of the Mountain” in a Colombian Network of Sustainability

Towards Transgressive Learning through Ontological Politics: Answering the “Call of the Mountain” in a Colombian Network of Sustainability

Growing together: A principle-based approach to building collaborative Indigenous partnerships in Canada’s forest sector

Web of culture: critically assessing and building culturally relevant online mental health resources for aboriginal youth in northern BC

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