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The incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Arctic Council: Lip service?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2020

Evgeniia (Jen) Sidorova Open the ORCID record for Evgeniia (Jen) Sidorova [Opens in a new window]
Evgeniia (Jen) Sidorova*
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Department of Political Science, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaT2N 1N4
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Author for correspondence: Evgeniia (Jen) Sidorova, Email: evgeniia.sidorova@ucalgary.ca
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Abstract

The utilization of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in wildlife management has been a prominent topic for several decades. Since its establishment, Arctic Council (AC) has emphasized the importance of TEK and its utilization in its work. Yet, the process of knowledge coproduction in the AC has never been assessed. To what extent has TEK been meaningfully incorporated into the AC? The research uses qualitative content analysis to analyze the AC working groups’ meeting minutes, reports, scientific reports and assessments as well as reports released by Permanent Participants in order to investigate how the TEK has been incorporated into the AC. The study investigates that the process of knowledge coproduction in the AC turned into lip service, and suggests the set of recommendations that could potentially guide the TEK projects in the process of knowledge co-production. These recommendations, including the use of participatory methodology, the use of Indigenous methods, a recognition that TEK is local, application to policy, and better cross-cultural communication, could result in the more meaningful integration of TEK into scientific projects as well as wildlife management policies.

Keywords

Arctic CouncilTraditional Ecological KnowledgeIndigenous peoplesWestern scienceknowledge coproduction
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Research Article
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Polar Record , Volume 56 , 2020 , e28
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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