Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

Objective : Sustain cultural/traditional resources for First Nations’ domestic use
Indicator Rationale Unit/description/scale Data
source/frequency
E7 Percent of First
Nations traditional
territory covered by
Traditional Use
Studies within the
plan areas
Traditional
Use Studies
provide
valuable
information on
cultural
resources so
they can be
enhanced and
protected.
Percent of hectares of
traditional territory
Information from
provincial
archaeology and
heritage resource
inventories and
surveys; research
institutions
(universities);
tribal councils,
overlaid with
traditional territory
maps provided by
tribal councils and
First Nations.
Desired direction
Increased percent
of First Nations
traditional territory
covered by
Traditional Use
Studies within the
plan areas.
Current Schedule C and G indicators not recommended:
1. Identification of First Nations cultural traditional resources
Rationale: While identification of cultural resources is an important first step in
increasing First Nations access and use of sustenance resources, this indicator is
not useful for measuring change over time. The number of new archaeological
studies or Traditional Use Studies conducted and number reviewed by First
Nations is recommended because of its comparability over time.
Class of objective: Community viability (listed as Section 3.2 in Schedule C
and G):
Recommended indicators for Community Viability
Objective: Promote Community Viability
Indicator Rationale Unit/description/scale Data
source/frequency
D5 Total
population by
community and
plan area
Increasing
population
will boost
economic
activity
Number of people by
community and plan
area
Labour Market
Census – Skeena
Native
Development
Society for North
Coast
BC Stats- Central
Coast available
annually
Desired direction
Increased total
population by
community and
plan area
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