The construction of community-based natural resource management: Social perception and cognition in the development of new resource management institutions in Deline, Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Krogman, Naomi T (2)
Licence Number: 13926
Organization: University of Alberta
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2005
Issued: Dec 19, 2005
Project Team: Ken Caine

Objective(s): The objective of this study is to examine how people perceive natural resource management practices in the Canadian North. Two community-based natural resource management case studies will be used: Great Bear Lake Watershed Management Planning process, and the formal protection process of Sahoy·Ú-?edacho cultural landscapes. Using these case studies, the specific objectives are to: examine the ways outside resource managers and local community members perceive and work together based on their understanding of managing natural resources; learn more about the relationships between community organizations and outside organizations; and explore the development of community based natural resource management compared to co-management.

Project Description: The objective of this study is to examine how people perceive natural resource management practices in the Canadian North. Two community-based natural resource management case studies will be used: Great Bear Lake Watershed Management Planning process, and the formal protection process of Sahoy·Ú-?edacho cultural landscapes. Using these case studies, the specific objectives are to: examine the ways outside resource managers and local community members perceive and work together based on their understanding of managing natural resources; learn more about the relationships between community organizations and outside organizations; and explore the development of community based natural resource management compared to co-management. The researcher will observe local activities and conduct informal interviews to study peopleÆs behaviour and interactions with their environment. Interviewees will include: members of the DÚline First Nation, DÚline First Nation organization employees, public servants, and members of non-governmental organizations. Related reports and news stories will be used to support the data from interviews and ethnographic fieldwork. A final report and a plain language summary will be distributed to local and territorial governments, non-governmental organizations, and other interested parties. N.B. This is Year 2 of the research project. All components of the research remain consistent with the original licence (#13913N) granted in September, 2005 for Year 1 of the project.