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Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Regional Planning
Degree Type
Master of Regional Planning (M.R.P.)
Year Degree Awarded
2018
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
In 2014, the legal landscape shifted in British Columbia with the unanimous Supreme Court decision, Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. The case resulted in a recognition of Aboriginal title, and real and substantial Aboriginal authority over large tracts of land in the province. According to legal analysts, the most significant element is the requirement for stronger consultation with First Nations and – in many cases – consent that needs to be pursued by the province’s resource extraction industries prior to development. British Columbia’s community forest sector is unlikely to be immune to this shift. A baseline for First Nations involvement in community forestry – both in terms of breadth and depth – has not yet been established. While Tsilhqot’in is expected to dramatically impact stakeholder engagement, to what degree and in which locales this change will occur is not well known. Through a series of semi-formal interviews conducted with people in a leadership position in 19 of the province’s community forests, this paper establishes this baseline, as well as considers the potential impact of the Tsilhqot’in decision for the province’s community forest sector.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/12338487
First Advisor
Elizabeth Brabec
Second Advisor
Ethan Carr
Third Advisor
Michael DiPasquale
Recommended Citation
O'Donnell, Sean, ""First Nations First": Understanding the Status of Aboriginal Involvement in British Columbia's Community Forests" (2018). Masters Theses. 658.
https://doi.org/10.7275/12338487
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/658