Findings & Recommendations from the Research

Governance & Getting Past Colonial Relations

Where are we now?
Where could we be?
Aboriginal
advisory
Aboriginal body Aboriginal
advisory advisory
body body

C
o-
Aboriginal Dominant society

go
decision-making decision-making

ve
r
Dominant society body(ies) body(ies)

na
nc
decision-making

e
body(ies)

Asymmetrical Governance:
Environmental management decisions
Co-Governance/Shared Leadership:
may or may not incorporate Aboriginal
Environmental management decisions directly
contributions - typical of colonial relations
incorporate Aboriginal contributions - distinct from
colonial relations

As we move ahead together

Prioritizing reconciliation & renewed relations in environmental management and research
A Walpole Island Heritage Centre - University of Toronto Collaborative Research Initiative
Created by: Zoe Dalton, PhD, U of T, in collaboration with WIHC Community Supervisors Clint Jacobs and Aimee Johnson