Posted in Fisheries, Forestry, Research Projects on Jan 26th, 2020 Comments Off on Capitalist expansion into laxyuup Gitxaała
This blog post is a reflection on a larger project I am working on: a case study of the transition in modes of production from a kin ordered mode of production to a capitalist mode of production. My account follows Ts’bassa, a Gitxaała hereditary leader, as he first arrives on the coast, millennia prior to […]
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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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