Mining impact and Indigenous protected and conserved areas

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dc.contributor.authorOnyeneke, Chima
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeOakes, Jill (Environment & Geography)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeCooper, Sarah (City Planning)
dc.contributor.supervisorThompson, Shirley
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-29T18:29:21Z
dc.date.available2023-09-29T18:29:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-14
dc.date.submitted2023-09-14T16:30:44Zen_US
dc.date.submitted2023-09-14T17:51:21Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineNatural Resources Instituteen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)
dc.description.abstractGold mining on pristine land that Indigenous people use for sustenance is a common practice in Canada, despite some of these lands being designated as Indigenous-protected areas. This study explores traditional land use protection versus natural resource extraction, looking at the Red Sucker Lake First Nation (RSLFN) region. I applied geographic information system mapping, analysis of transcribed audio interviews, and literature review methods in this study. Based on 21 map biographies of traditional land use of RSLFN interviewees’ transcripts focused on the preservation of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), mining impacts, and traditional land use and occupancy (TLUO) of these 21 RSLFN people. Summary maps of the traditional land uses of 21 RSLFN people show sustenance and cultural activities on greenstone belts, designated by the province for mining. The interview analysis reveals exploration and mining activities impacting RSLFN’s traditional land and practices, causing spills and destroying personal property. The interviews also reveal community members’ desire to protect their land from mining activities for Indigenous knowledge preservation, ecosystem preservation, and traditional land use protection towards realizing Mino Bimaadiziwin (the good life). A change in governments’ policies on greenstone belts being restricted to mining development, which interferes with the traditional land use practices of affected Indigenous peoples, is needed.
dc.description.noteFebruary 2024
dc.description.sponsorshipMitacs; Accelerate Internship; IT24601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/37739
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectMining impacts
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledge
dc.subjectTraditional land use
dc.subjectLand conservation
dc.subjectLand-back
dc.subjectMino Bimaadiziwin
dc.titleMining impact and Indigenous protected and conserved areas
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayes
oaire.awardNumber7903586
oaire.awardTitleUniversity of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF)
oaire.awardURIhttps://www.umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/funding-awards-and-financial-aid/university-manitoba-graduate-fellowship-umgf
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/100010318
project.funder.nameUniversity of Manitoba
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