Taking Care of Knowledge, Taking Care of Salmon: Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Salmon-Bearing Watersheds
June 2022 - June 2024
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Fish
Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)
Photo credit: Jonny Armstrong
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People
Dr. Sara Cannon, Dr. Andrea Reid, Dr. Jon Moore (Simon Fraser University), Alexander Duncan, Kasey Stirling, Colton Van Der Minne, Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson, Watershed Futures Initiative
Photo credit: Jonny Armstrong
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Place
British Columbia
Photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Emma0mb
Project Description
Taking Care of Knowledge, Taking Care of Salmon was a collaborative study, by a group including First Nations knowledge holders from across British Columbia, technical staff working for BC First Nations, and researchers at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, examined the concept of Indigenous data sovereignty in the context of salmon-bearing ecosystems in BC. An online webinar about Indigenous data sovereignty was hosted by the Watershed Futures Initiative at SFU in June 2022, culminating in a peer-reviewed publication, a toolkit for anyone wishing to learn more about Indigenous data sovereignty, and more. Using salmon as a case study, the authors argue that successful conservation in the face of cumulative effects and climate change will require scientists to respect and incorporate Indigenous data sovereignty.
Writings, Publications, and Resources
Cannon SE, Duncan AT and Sainsbury N (2024) Indigenous data sovereignty can help save British Columbia’s wild salmon. In: The Conversation. Available at: http://theconversation.com/indigenous-data-sovereignty-can-help-save-british-columbias-wild-salmon-229564
Cannon SE, Moore JW, Adams MS, et al. (2024) Taking care of knowledge, taking care of salmon: towards Indigenous data sovereignty in an era of climate change and cumulative effects. FACETS 9: 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2023-0135
Barnes, S., Benson, R., Burrows, D., Chamberlain, B., Charlie, B., Degai, T., Dick, D., Duncan, A., Marsden, T., Paul, M., Prince, N., Reid, A., Scotnicki, C., Speck, K., Van Der Minne, C., Walkus, J., Webb, J., Wilson, B., 15 anonymous knowledge holders, and the Watershed Futures Initiative Coordination Team (2022) Executive Summary of Indigenous Stewardship of Salmon Watersheds Webinar 2: Taking care of knowledge, taking care of salmon. Burnaby, Canada. https://www.watershedfuturesinitiative.com/_files/ugd/54efec_8c43b096efdd449887264613a9192235.pdf
The Watershed Futures Initiative (2022) Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Salmon Watersheds Toolkit. https://www.watershedfuturesinitiative.com/_files/ugd/54efec_23457de908604ab7bf0bdd0454384a59.pdf
