Identify and document ceremonial, spiritual, burial, medicinal, and Treaty and Aboriginal rights dependent land- and water-based sites (e.g. fishing locations, forest species harvesting, etc.) used for educational, recreational and economic purposes. Increased efforts should be made to map traditional lands in and around First Nations in order to record traditional activity routes and cultural and sacred grounds. Documenting these sites is an important for preservation and compensation purposes if they are threatened by predicted climate changes.

Tribe: The Asssembly of First Nations

View Source Document: Climate Change and First Nations: Recommendations for Actions

Year: 2006

Climate Hazards

Multiple Hazards - All Hazards

Assets

Cultural Resources
Ecosystems - General
Sovereignty, Treaty Rights, and Self Determination

Types

Data, Technology, Tools
Planning & Management