Indigenous and Natural Law: Foundations of IPCAs

On September 29th at 1 p.m. EST, we hosted a dialogue with CRP Leadership Circle member Lisa Young and Elder’s Lodge member Albert Marshall, Tuma Young, Director of the Indigenous Law Institute at Cape Breton University, and Clifford Paul, Moose Management Coordinator from Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources on:

• Natural Law and Indigenous legal systems; and

• Contemporary expressions of Indigenous laws in stewardship and conservation; and

• The ways the revitalization of Indigenous legal systems are challenging dominant legal narratives in Canada and contributing to the transformation of conservation practice. 

  Watch the full recording below. Visit our YouTube channel for more videos.

For further reading and learning, please see these resources:

• Ecology and Action. (2018). Ecology Action Center 36(1), 1-25.

• Fishing Under Netukulimk, by The Eastern Door

• Kisa’muemkewey, by Tuma Young

• L’nuwi’teytasik Ke’kanakweje’ka’tik: Thinking about the Mi’kmaq use of the Green Cover Area, by Tuma Young