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“Legalizing” the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements: Colonial Adaptations Toward Reconciliation and Conservation[Record]

  • Deborah Curran

Deborah Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Studies and Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria, and the Acting Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre. Much of the research for this article occurred while I held the position of Hakai Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability. As part of this role, I taught a twelve-day field course annually from 2011 to 2015 on the central coast in Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk Nation territories at the Hakai Institute on Calvert Island. I had the honour of speaking with many staff and members of Coastal First Nations, as well as colonial decision makers, such as Fisheries officers and Parks supervisors, about the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) agreements and how they were operating in practice. Thanks to the Tula Foundation for the funding to teach the field course and to complete this research. Special thanks to Jennifer Walkus of the Wuikinuxv Fisheries Department, Kelly Brown of the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, Jess Housty of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Steve Hodgson and Bree Matthewman of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Valerie Langer of Stand, Gary Wouters of Coastal First Nations and Merv Child of the Nanwakolas Council for ongoing discussions about the impact of the GBR agreements. Thanks also to John Borrows, Bradley Bryan, Valerie Langer, and Kara Shaw for their comments on drafts of this paper.

Citation: (2017) 62:3 McGill LJ 813

Référence : (2017) 62:3 RD McGill 813

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