Snook, J. (2016, October). Traditional Knowledge and Decision Making. Poster presented at the Biennial Inuit Studies Conference, St. John's, NL.
The Torngat Secretariat is the implementation agent of the Torngat Joint Fisheries Board and the Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board. The Boards provide recommendations and decisions regarding wildlife, plants and fisheries within and adjacent to the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area.
The presentation will provide background information on the role and responsibilities of the organization, and traditional knowledge research that has influenced decision-making using the case studies of Atlantic Salmon, Arctic Char, Torngat Mountains Caribou and Davis Strait Polar Bears.
The presentation also covered the transdisciplinary information that is considered in the practice of co-management. In summary:
- Knowledge can be co-produced.
- Accept all available knowledge to facilitate the best possible dialogue and decisions.
- Policy analysis should be neutral and competent and include all the key considerations.
- Traditional knowledge is influential and contributes to better decisions.
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1. Jamie Snook, MA, P.Mgr
Executive Director
Torngat Wildlife, Plants &
Fisheries Secretariat
20th Biennial Inuit
Studies Conference
October 9, 2016
Traditional Knowledge and
Decision Making
2. Who is the Torngat
Wildlife, Plants and
Fisheries Secretariat?
Canada’s first tripartite-funded
land claim co-management
boards
Knowledge Co-Production
Transdisciplinary Knowledge
Influence in recommendations
and decision-making
8. Key Considerations
Science
Traditional knowledge
Management systems
Conservation
Diverse Stakeholders:
Nunatsiavut Inuit
Greenland Inuit
Icelanders
Fly fishers
Conservationist
European Union
Government of Canada
Government of NL
Government of Nova Scotia
Government of United States
Arctic Char and Atlantic Salmon
10. Arctic Char and Atlantic Salmon
2010 Traditional
Knowledge
Documentary
The North Atlantic Salmon
Conservation Organization
2015 annual general
meeting in Labrador
11. Key Considerations
Traditional knowledge
Science
Legal interpretations
Precautionary principles
Sustainable utilization
Cultural continuity
Social equity
Diverse Stakeholders:
Nunatsiavut Inuit
Nunavik Inuit
Government of NL
Government of QC
Parks Canada
Torngat Mountains Caribou
12. Torngat Mountains Caribou
2010 Project Planning
New Telemetry Program
2014 Survey
2014 TK Study
New knowledge on:
biology, population trends,
views on management
action and
survey methods.
2017 Onward
13. Key Considerations
Science
Traditional knowledge
Public safety
Public health
Food and income security
Legal analysis
International interest
Diverse stakeholders:
Inuit
NGOs
Government of NL
Parks Canada
Environment Canada
Coca Cola
Polar Bear
14. Polar Bear
2009: Peacock et al study
2010: Kotierk TK study
2013: CITES CoP
2015 TK study
Nunavik Study
Inuit Consult Group
2016: CITES CoP
15. • Knowledge can be co-produced.
• Accept all available knowledge to facilitate the best
possible dialogue and decisions.
• Policy analysis should be neutral and competent
and include all the key considerations.
• Traditional knowledge is influential and contributes
to better decisions.
Summary
16. Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat Colleagues
Torngat Joint Fisheries Board
Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-management Board
Nunatsiavut Government
Department of Lands and Natural Resources
Department of Nunatsiavut Affairs
Government of Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Department of Environment and Climate Change
Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Parks Canada
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Environment and Climate Change
Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods
Communities of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, North West River, Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, Rigolet
Questions and
Acknowledgements