Environmental Stewardship and Resource Development
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies · Grade 10 · Contemporary Issues and Reconciliation · 4.º Período

Environmental Stewardship and Resource Development

Explore the tension between resource development projects and Indigenous environmental stewardship and land rights.

Ontario Curriculum ExpectationsC3.2 Evaluate the impact of resource development on Indigenous landsD3.2 Explain the importance of traditional ecological knowledge

About This Topic

Explore the tension between resource development projects and Indigenous environmental stewardship and land rights.

Key Questions

  1. How do Indigenous communities balance economic development with environmental protection?
  2. What is the duty to consult?
  3. How do traditional ecological knowledges inform modern environmentalism?

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