The ASN aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences and strategies for sustainable developement and cultural revitalization of aboriginal/indigenous communities. Therefore, the ASN team welcomes the submission of pertinent reports, articles and other documents that may be of interest to other communities and can be published here . If you can contribute to this collection, please contact the Project Director Bill Hipwell.
The following two documents are collaborative publications by the investigators of the ASN:
- The Aboriginal Sustainability Network: Post-Workshop Report reviews the nature of the ASN and the first two series of workshops hosted by the Tsou, Toroko (Taiwan) and Mi’kmaq (Canada) communities.The full citation of this report is: HIPWELL, W.T., J.Y. BATTISTE, Y.-F. CHEN, C.-C. CHI, P. JOHNSON, S. SIMON and I. TADAW 2008 ‘The Aboriginal Sustainability Network: Post-Workshop Report.’ Taiwan Journal of Indigenous Studies 1(1), 107-167.
- To conduct PAR (Participatory Action Research) activities during the ASN workshops, Dr. K.A. Ford and Dr. W.T. (Bill) Hipwell produced a specific PAR manual: A Baker’s Dozen Plus: The Aboriginal Sustainability Network Toolbox.
The following documents have recently been produced by Mi’kmaq institutions and are posted here with their permission:
- This Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowldege Study Protocol was developed under the auspice of the The Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative (Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn) and was ratified by the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs on November 22, 2007.
- In March 2007, UINR (Unama’ki Institute for Natural Resource) and Parks Canada developed this Protocol for the use of Mi’kmaq knowledge within the Cape Breton [Unama’ki] Highlands National Park.
The following documents may be of interest to indigenous communities seeking to engage in international cooperation:
- Travel Funding for Indigenous Representatives by Tebtebba: Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education