Co-management and Political Autonomy of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: co-management, socio-economics, decision making, political autonomy

Principal Investigator: Rodon, Thierry (5)
Licence Number: 12743
Organization: Universite Laval
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Issued: Jan 01, 1994
Project Team: Self

Objective(s): To evalutate the influence that institutions of co- management, existing between government bodies and Aboriginal groups, have on the actual decision making process; and to study the role that institutions of co-management play in the process of political autonomy carried out by the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada.

Project Description: The researcher will conduct interviews with the members of the Nunavut Wildlife Board and the former Nunavut Wildlife Management Advisory Board. This project will focus on the co-management structures established by the Inuvialuit Fianl Agreement, the James Bay & Northern Quebec Agreement & the Nunavut Final Agreement. The researcher will evaluate the influence that institutions of co-management have on the actual decision making process.