Applying traditional knowledge to reclamation of industrially disturbed boreal forest

一个由四个原住民、两个林业公司和北方阿尔伯塔技术学院组成的小组共同制定了一个框架，说明如何应用传统生态知识来开垦工业破坏的土地。阿尔伯塔的大部分林业产业都位于第8号条约的领土和土著土地上。虽然要求公司在使用其土地时与土著社区协商，而且在开垦受干扰土地时纳入土著传统价值观也是有利益的，但目前没有关于如何做到这一点的框架。该项目将通过以社区为中心的方法应用TEK，以恢复受干扰景观的价值。在这次试验中，四个不同的第一民族社区将在3年内充分参与填海过程。重点将是让社区成员参与整个进程，并根据社区的偏好，利用传统上有意义的物种进行重新植被。该项目将制定在这方面应用技术和知识的框架办法，并提供这一办法的实际例子，鼓励工业界与第一民族社区之间今后的接触，并将传统价值观纳入土地开垦。将开发资源和教育工具，以促进项目学习的知识传播，这些知识将通过在线门户网站向公众提供，并在为有兴趣将TEK应用于实际填海项目的行业从业者和其他第一民族社区举办的研讨会上提供。这种方法将适用于整个北方景观，并将为传统土地上的各种干扰的复垦提供价值。

A team of four First Nations, two Forestry companies, and the Northern Alberta Inst. of Technology have come together to develop a framework for how to apply traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to reclaim industry disturbed lands. Much of Alberta's forestry industry landscape is situated on Treaty 8 territory and indigenous lands. Although companies are required to consult the indigenous communities during the use of their land, and there is an interest in incorporating indigenous traditional values when reclaiming disturbed lands, no framework currently exists for how to do this. This project will apply TEK by using a community-focused approach to return value to disturbed landscapes. In this trial, the four different First Nation communities will be fully involved in the reclamation process over 3 years. Focus will be on involving members of the community in the entire process, and in using species of traditional interest for revegetation based on the preferences of the community. The project will develop a framework approach for applying TEK in this context, as well as provide real-world examples of this approach, encouraging future engagement between industry and First Nation communities and the incorporation of traditional values in land reclamation. Resources and educational tools will be developed to facilitate knowledge dissemination of the project learnings, which will be available via online portals to the public as well as delivered during a workshop for industry practitioners and other First Nation communities interested in applying TEK to practical reclamation projects. This approach will be applicable across the boreal landscape and will provide value for reclaiming various types of disturbances on traditional lands.