The FNQLSDI held a two-day gathering about First Nations’ land use planning practices in Quebec on April 19 and 20, 2017 in Mashteuiatsh. Conference topics included diversity of land use planning practices, land-related data management, contributions of community members to land use planning processes and legal aspects of land use planning.
Conference objectives:
- Facilitate networking between
professionals - Promote the wealth and diversity of land use planning practices
- Identify common difficulties and opportunities for collaboration
- Benefit from the expertise of renowned speakers
Documents available:
April 19th, 2017
- Welcome (FNQLSDI)
- Presentation: Mapping Aboriginal Title: The Case of Tsilhqot’in v. British Columbia (Ken Brealey, University of Fraser Valley)
- Presentation: Land Use Planning: A Tool to Assert Rights Over a Territory (Olivier Courtemanche, FNQLSDI)
- Presentation: Creation of a Land-related Data Management Structure: Avenues for Development and Collaboration (Hugo Maillot-Couture, GCNWA)
- Presentation: Women’s participation in Land Use Planning Processes of First Nations Communities (Suzy Basile, UQAT)
- Presentation: A Tool to Map the Potential of Indigenous Interests on the Land (Danny Bisson, ProgiGraph and Roxanne Germain, Pikogan) not available in English
April 20th, 2017
- Presentation: Overview of Land Use Planning Practices from First Nations in Quebec (Antoine Maranda, FNQLSDI)
- Presentation: Consultation of Community Members in a Land Use Planning Process (Alexandre-Paul Leboeuf and Michel Nepton, Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan)
- Presentation: Timiskaming First Nation’s Experience in Land Use Planning (Danny Bisson, ProgiGraph and Lindsay McLaren Polson, Timiskaming First Nation) not available in English
- Presentation: Roundtable Discussion on Avenues for Collaboration and Sharing of First Nations Land Use Planning Initiatives (Jason Fournier, FNQLSDI)
- Presentation: Identifying Key Elements to Maintain a Forest Atmosphere Appropriate for Innu Aitun (Patrice Bellefleur, Laval University)
- Presentation: Governance Analysis for Native Nations: A Tool to Help Plan a Land Use Planning Process? (Marc St-Onge, Essipit)
- Presentation: Participatory Mapping Methods (Mathieu Guillemette, McGill University)