"The Legacy Will Be the Change": Reconciling How We Live with and Relate to Water

Authors

  • Lindsay Day University of Guelph, Canada
  • Ashlee Cunsolo Labrador Institute of Memorial University, Canada
  • Heather Castleden Queens University, Canada
  • Alex Sawatzky Labrador Institute of Memorial University, Canada
  • Debbie Martin Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Catherine Hart Queen's University, Canada
  • Cate Dewey University of Guelph, Canada
  • Sherilee L. Harper University of Alberta and University of Guelph, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.3.10937

Keywords:

water governance, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Two-Eyed Seeing, Canada, environmental dispossession, environmental repossession, podcast, water, Indigenous knowledge systems, Western knowledge systems

Abstract

Current challenges relating to water governance in Canada are motivating calls for approaches that implement Indigenous and Western knowledge systems together, as well as calls to form equitable partnerships with Indigenous Peoples grounded in respectful Nation-to-Nation relationships. By foregrounding the perspectives of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, this study explores the nature and dimensions of Indigenous ways of knowing around water and examines what the inclusion of Indigenous voices, lived experience, and knowledge mean for water policy and research. Data were collected during a National Water Gathering that brought together 32 Indigenous and non-Indigenous water experts, researchers, and knowledge holders from across Canada. Data were analyzed thematically through a collaborative podcasting methodology, which also contributed to an audio-documentary podcast (www.WaterDialogues.ca).

International Indigenous Policy Journal July 2020 Volume 11 Issue 3; Nicholas Spence, Editor-in-Chief; Susan Wingert, Managing Editor

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Published

2020-09-17

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples

Section

Research

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Copyright (c) 2020 Lindsay Day, Ashlee Cunsolo, Heather Castleden, Alex Sawatzky, Debbie Martin, Catherine Hart, Cate Dewey, Sherilee L. Harper

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