Overlapping Indigenous Interests in Cultural Heritage and Land Use Planning
Overlapping Indigenous Interests in Cultural Heritage and Land Use Planning Government of Canada map identifying First Nations communities in Ontario Overlapping Indigenous Interests in Cultural Heritage and Land Use Planning In Ontario today, it is rare that an archaeological assessment involves engagement with only one Indigenous community. Often there are multiple communities who express an interest in the cultural heritage for a particular development. Responding to the diverse range of expectations and perspectives of Indigenous communities has become one of the most significant challenges faced by those managing cultural heritage in Ontario’s land use planning. Indigenous community land relationships are encompassed within what are generally referred to as their traditional territories. Usually larger than legally-defined Treaty territories, traditional territories represent the breadth of an Indigenous community’s geographic interest. Some might…
