Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

Objective : Sustain cultural/traditional resources for First Nations’ domestic use
Indicator Rationale Unit/description/scale Data
source/frequency
E6 Number of
hours of First
Nation community
member
participation in the
plan areas involved
in traditional
cultural activities
E7 Percent of First
Nations traditional
territory covered by
Traditional Use
Studies within the
plan areas
Involvement
of First
Nations
citizens in
traditional
cultural
activities is
expected to
lead to
increased
connection to
the culture.
Traditional
Use Studies
provide
valuable
information on
cultural
resources so
they can be
enhanced and
protected.
Number of hours by
community in plan area
Percent of hectares of
traditional territory
Proxy Method-
measured through
interviews with key
informants (elders,
tribal leaders) in
the community.
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 number
of hours of First
Nation community
member
participation in the
plan areas involved
in traditional
cultural activities
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.
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