An example is that the Klinse-Za caribou herd in northeastern Alberta and British Columbia was on the verge of extirpation. Provincial and federal governments, and their management practices, were unsuccessful in sustaining that herd. We funded research that was led by Clayton Lamb at the University of British Columbia and Chief Roland Willson, who is with West Moberly First Nations. They have quadrupled the size of that herd through the braiding of indigenous and western knowledge, working together to recommend management practices with respect to the reclamation of linear features, which we know is a significant issue with energy development and other development.
That is an an example of how the power of the knowledges together has advanced a significant issue with respect to caribou abundance in an area of Canada, with the objective of eventually establishing a harvest to re-establish the rights to harvest caribou.
In my experience as a scientist in Canada, rarely do I see the science transform into management practices to mitigate impacts on rights in terms of re-establishing the right. In this case, it is to harvest caribou.
That is an example of the power of braiding.