{"id":1869,"date":"2025-10-15T20:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/?page_id=1869"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:17:52","slug":"braiding-wildlife-knowledges-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/braiding-wildlife-knowledges-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Braiding Wildlife Knowledges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Braiding Wildlife Knowledges for Community-Based Conservation and Local Food Systems\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Braiding Wildlife Knowledges Hub brings together Indigenous communities, researchers, and partners to support community-based conservation, food sovereignty, and climate adaptation. Active across Cree, Inuit, Dene, Gwich\u2019in, Anishinaabeg, and other Nations. This Hub links diverse land-based projects that center culturally important species such as caribou, geese, beluga, moose, polar bears, and coastal birds.<\/span><\/p>

Using a knowledge co-production model grounded in mutual accountability and ethical research agreements, the Hub supports the protection and application of Indigenous knowledge through Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP\u00ae) principles. Community leadership guides all aspects of the work\u2014from research design to interpretation and knowledge sharing\u2014ensuring that local priorities and sovereignty remain central.<\/span><\/p>

Workshops, shared fieldwork, and gatherings create spaces for knowledge exchange between Elders, Guardians, youth, and researchers. Youth participate through land-based activities, mentorship, and training, while academic and Indigenous knowledge holders co-develop questions and analyze results together. These practices support both learning and leadership within communities.<\/span><\/p>

By amplifying Indigenous voices and knowledge systems, the Hub builds collective capacity for environmental, cultural, and food-related decision-making across the boreal and Arctic. It promotes long-term relationships and shared stewardship of lands and species through ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Knowledge Leaders:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • Murray Humphries \u2013 McGill University<\/span><\/li>
  • Allyson Menzies \u2013 University of Calgary<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    Hub Goals:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Support community-led wildlife monitoring, conservation, and local food system revitalization<\/span><\/li>
    • Apply a co-production approach that braids Indigenous and Western knowledge systems<\/span><\/li>
    • Advance Indigenous leadership in environmental governance and decision-making<\/span><\/li>
    • Strengthen community capacity through land-based learning and intergenerational exchange<\/span><\/li>
    • Promote regional-to-national impact through knowledge sharing across place-based projects<\/span><\/li>
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      Alexandra Langwieder (McGill PhD\nstudent) and George Natawapineskum\n(Wemindji CTA-EMR Officer) setting up\npolar bear hair snare.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Location: <\/b>Multiple Indigenous territories across the boreal and Arctic regions, including Cree, Anishinaabeg, Dene, Gwich\u2019in, and Inuit lands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Partners and Funders:<\/b><\/p>

      McGill Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment<\/span>
      <\/span>Environment and Climate Change Canada<\/span>
      <\/span>Nature United<\/span>
      <\/span>Government of Quebec (Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats; MELCCFP)<\/span>
      <\/span>Nunavik: Anguvigaq, Makivik, Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board<\/span>
      <\/span>Eeyou Istchee: Cree Nation Government, Cree Trapper’s Association, Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board<\/span>
      <\/span>Nunavut: Arviat Aqqiumavvik Society<\/span>
      <\/span>Yukon: Yukon Environment, North Slope Wildlife Management Advisory Council, Porcupine Caribou Management Board<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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