Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and ecological restoration: Restoring Aboriginal cultural landscapes with Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation.

摘要

The purpose of this study was to develop a site-specific methodology for documenting significant Iskatewizaagegan cultural landscapes and to develop, through an iterative process, ecological restoration plans for these sites. The research objectives were, (1) to identify, map, and perform preliminary documentation with assistance from the elders and community, five priority sites of aboriginal cultural landscapes which tell the story about land-based cultural history of Iskatewizaagegan people, (2) to conduct a biophysical and cultural documentation of the two priority cultural landscapes identified by the Iskatewizaagegan Independent First Nation (IIFN) elders using documentation methods developed through the iterative research process, (3) to develop ecological restoration plans for two of the identified cultural landscapes integrating traditional ecological knowledge from elders and other community members and the biophysical inventories through the iterative research process and, (4) to develop teaching and interpretation opportunities through restoration design on the two sites to be restored for the purpose of education and natural-cultural heritage awareness. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)