NRMT SEMINAR: Traditional ecological knowledge and fisheries governance: the ciscoes of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation

Traditional ecological knowledge and fisheries governance: the ciscoes of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation

Alexander Duncan

MSc in Forestry, Lakehead University

Alexander Duncan is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation (Neyaashiinigmiing) and the larger Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Employed as a Cisco Field Researcher, Alex is helping to direct a community-based research project exploring the traditional and local ecological knowledge that his people have regarding a group of fish known as ciscoes (Coregonus spp.). Alex's thesis will analyze how ecological knowledge can contribute to natural resource management and fisheries governance. Through conducting interviews, mapping and documenting ecological knowledge, and conducting sampling, Alex hopes to address community concerns and highlight the significance of Indigenous knowledge in contemporary natural resource management.

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