UBC Okanagan paper highlights need to decolonize endangered species recovery
The paper calls for a shift after caribou recovery failed to meet the needs of Indigenous community
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The paper calls for a shift after caribou recovery failed to meet the needs of Indigenous community
Climbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between Indigenous and colonial governments can reverse decades-long declines, but focus needs to shift to culturally meaningful recovery targets, a consortium of researchers and community members say in a new paper published this week in Science.
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A Canadian caribou herd is making a comeback—but the rescue plan is controversial
Article content VICTORIA — The West Moberly First Nations have obtained court-ordered access to much of the material that the New Democrats have withheld from the public on the safety and cost overruns at the troubled Site C project. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Warren Milman made the ruling last week in response to an application from West Moberly and Chief Roland Willson. They sought the information as part of their legal action that tries to halt construction on B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam on grounds that it violates their treaty rights and poses a threat to their traditional territories al...