Posted in Aboriginal Title and Rights, Research Projects on Aug 31st, 2019 Comments Off on A ‘disparaging’ assumption: reflection on crown experts
British Columbia invests a lot of effort to assess Aboriginal rights and title. Over the years I have read many government assessments of aboriginal rights. These reports, briefing notes, and summaries tend toward narrow, highly critical assessments of the existence of aboriginal rights. While acknowledging rights and title in the abstract such reports, more often […]
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Posted in Aboriginal Title and Rights, Research Projects on Oct 12th, 2018 Comments Off on Partnerships in Research
This afternoon I participated in a panel on research collaboration between universities and First Nations communities. The panel was part of a two day research workshop hosted by UBC’s Indigenous / Science research cluster at the Musqueam Cultural Pavilion. What follows are my speaking notes. A few years ago there was a young student who […]
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Posted in Aboriginal Title and Rights, Mati (Mountain Goat), Research Projects on Jun 23rd, 2018 Comments Off on Up Next: Harvesting Mountain Goat Wool
This photo shows our field site from the south east. See those ridge lines tipped in snow in the center of the frame? That’s where we are heading this coming week. Most of snow from the winter has melted away, but there will be some left. This time of year is amazing in the coastal […]
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