Science and Research committee  I would say that it could, if you followed the intentions of UNDRIP and didn't just talk about it.

Science and Research committee  I'm going to attempt to answer it. We look at the world as a whole. We don't separate and just concentrate on one or the other. We have to look at the fact that, for instance, salmon start their lives in our forests, in the creeks that are there, and they come back eventually to

Science and Research committee  [Technical difficulty—Editor] governance, when you look at the way we govern or [Technical difficulty—Editor] to be responsible for the upkeep of all aspects of our land, it's quite different from your governance, and at times it's very difficult to integrate the two. However, m

Science and Research committee  I don't think it's difficult to define. If you look at our structure, our hereditary leaders sit together and get the first level of information. Their responsibility is to take that out to their families regarding the areas they are responsible for via inheritance. We could

Science and Research committee  I think it's building trust, and Bruce brought it up. It's very important to be transparent, that the people involved know what your intentions are, and that you hear what they're saying. Asking first and building on their concerns, on the things they see out on the land, is very

Science and Research committee  These examples inform our three recommendations to the standing committee. One, indigenous sovereignty must be recognized in Canadian government policy development before the inclusion of indigenous knowledge. Canadian policies must not only include indigenous knowledge: They mu

Science and Research committee  The second recommendation is to recognize diversity and sovereignty among knowledge systems. Each indigenous community generates and governs its own knowledge and laws specific to their social and ecological environments. Government policies need to reflect the unique context in

Science and Research committee  Our world is our basket. We need to trust that our food and our places are safe for future generations. When a basket has a hole in it, things leak out. We need the strong fibres of our knowledge woven together. For this reason, we have consulted the Iitl’lxaaydaGa—chiefs—and the

Science and Research committee  Thank you for your efforts to improve Canada's government policy by including indigenous knowledge. We appreciate what you're attempting to do.

Science and Research committee  In our ancient ways, the natural and social sciences put food on our table and a roof over our heads. They supported travel, trade and treaties among distant nations. When they were incorrectly developed or poorly implemented, people died. We had and still have strong incentives