Indigenous Peoples’ Governance of Land and Protected Territories in the Arctic

Thora Martina Hermann (1) , Martin Thibault (2)

1 UdeM - Université de Montréal
2 UQO - Université du Québec en Outaouais

Provides an interdisciplinary overview of key issues regarding Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples and governance of land and protected areas across the circumpolar Arctic Explores new territorial governance models that are emerging as part of the indigenous/aboriginal governance within Arctic states, provinces, territories, regions Discusses aspects of indigenous rights regarding self-determination and local control relevant to the Arctic Forges a new understanding of how traditional decision-making arrangements and practices can be brought together with governments in the process of good governance of land and protected territories in the Arctic at the local, regional and international level Identifies key principles, lessons learnt, that are useful to address issues of Arctic governance of land and protected territories today and that could be relevant for future governance arrangements

Domaines: Gestion et management; Environnement et Société

Thora Martina Hermann, Martin Thibault (Dir.). Indigenous Peoples’ Governance of Land and Protected Territories in the Arctic. Springer International Publishing. Springer International Publishing pp.XV, 256, 2016, 978-3-319-25033-5. ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-25035-9⟩. ⟨hal-01761737⟩