Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Subcommittee – Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

Incorporating Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge into COSEWIC's assessment of species at risk improves the process, and therefore the quality of designations made by COSEWIC, by bringing information and perspectives on wildlife species that are not available in published scientific literature.

Source: Government of Canada; Government of Canada (GC)

Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co–op

Non-profit society that monitors and assesses change in the range of the Porcupine Caribou Herd and adjacent Mackenzie Delta area in NWT, Yukon & Alaska.

First Nations Environmental Network

Circle of First Nations people committed to protecting, defending, and restoring the balance of all life by honouring traditional Indigenous values and the path of their ancestors.

Nature and Utility of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, The

Explains the importance of the traditional ecological knowledge approach as a way to gain a useful understanding of how ecological systems generally work.

Source: Canadian Arctic Resources Committee

Roots & Shoots for Aboriginal Youth

The Roots & Shoots program is a youth action program and global network of young people working for positive change in their communities and beyond.

Source: Jane Goodall Institute of Canada

Traditional Ecological Knowledge

This page contains links to papers and studies pertaining to Traditional Ecological Knowledge methods.

Source: The Aboriginal Mapping Network

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