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Returning to Netukulimk: Mi’kmaq cultural and spiritual connections with resource stewardship and self-governance
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Recent global initiatives such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples have brought the issues facing and needs of indigenous peoples to the forefront of international attention. While underscoring respect for traditional practices, these initiatives have yet to appreciate fully the extent to which indigenous peoples’ practices engage ways of being, living and believing that encompass a holistic understanding of the relations between humans and all facets of their ecosystem. The Mi’kmaq, the indigenous people of Maritime Canada, capture and express their holistic understanding through the concept of Netukulimk. In this essay we review core attributes of Netukulimk. We also review key moments in the colonialization assault on Netukulimk as a primary means for subordinating and marginalizing the Mi’kmaq. We close the essay with an overview and discussion of recent developments wherein the Mi’kmaq are working to revitalize the place of Netukulimk in treaty-based rights and Mi’kmaq law-ways, particularly within self-governance and resource stewardship initiatives. The Mi’kmaq experiences provide insights regarding the challenges and requirements for achieving respect for traditional practices as key to affirming the rights of indigenous peoples.
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“It shares with the above frameworks the notion of working collaboratively across knowledge systems on a common problem (Berkes, 2018), and as with the Double-Canoe, it centres on a cultural conservation concept that of Netukulimk where ecological integrity is maintained for the next seven generations (Prosper et al., 2011).”
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“Netukulimk implores one to uphold their responsibilities to future generations (Prosper et al., 2011); much like the early conceptual space of conservation biology (Soulé, 1985) but with emphasis here on responsibility to the place from which the knowledge emerges.”
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“…the notion of working collaboratively across knowledge systems on a common problem (Berkes, 2018), and as with the Double-Canoe, it centres on a cultural conservation concept that of Netukulimk where ecological integrity is maintained for the next seven generations (Prosper et al., 2011).”
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- Authors
- Prosper, K., McMillan, L. J., Davis, A. A., & Moffitt, M.
- Affiliations
- St. Francis Xavier University (CA)
- Mount Saint Vincent University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Venue
- International Indigenous Policy Journal
- Published
- 2011-10-21
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 1916-5781 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2149142527
- Cited by
- 60
- References
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- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 8.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Licence
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- International Indigenous Policy Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Scholarship@Western (Western University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- St. Francis Xavier University
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (18584)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Keywords
- Mi'kmaq, indigenous self-government, indigenous law, colonialism, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, traditional practices, indigenous spirituality, human-nature relationship, Maritime Canada
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