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Recall that in the last post (Heading: Northwest) I promised that I'd blog about Alaska (and, as it turns out, British Columbia and Yukon).
One of the things I studied on our trip to Alaska and Yukon (since I was a tourist) was the idea of sustainable tourism itself. I also knew that the indigenous culture would teach me a thing or two about sustainability. In this post, I’ll cover a little of both and provide a link to several great resources on the topic.
Let’s start with some basic examples of how the indigenous peoples of Alaska and Canada treated their resources which will illustrate some key sustainability principles.
First: a really quick summary of the First Nation (Canada) or Alaska Native (USA) peoples:
Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Heilsuk
We mainly encountered influence of Haida and Tlingit.
Although sustainability itself is not a project (by definition!), the theme of sustainability can still use a charter. And here it is, from the Haida Constitution.
"The living generation accepts the responsibility to ensure that our heritage is passed on to following generations."
–Haida Constitution
The charter is brought to reality with the Haida's "Land Use Vision"
There is too much to cover about this in a short blog post, but it really is worthwhile having a look at this document.
Haida Land Use Vision
http://www.haidanation.ca/Pages/documents/pdfs/land/HLUV.lo_rez.pdf
The Heiltsuk supertanker eater
In a project, we must be aware of all stakeholders. In this case the project is Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipline – and importantly the ongoing product of that project: oil tanker traffic. So I was not too surprised to see that the First Nation people would be opponents. I was, however, surprised and impressed with the way they expressed their disapproval of the project, and where I found it. Turns out, there is a small exhibit in the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology. Have a look at the link below and the photo of Yágis – ancestral guardian of the undersea world - eating a supertanker along with the following placard:
http://moa.ubc.ca/school-programs/educational-websites/one-mind-one-heart/introduction/
Yáu! As Heiltsuk people, we are of one mind, and one heart in opposing Enbridge’s Northern Gateway proposed pipeline and oil tanker traffic in our territories. If built, the pipeline will bring crude oil from Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia, across 1,170 kilometers of rugged mountainous terrain, streams and rivers. It would cross through the territories of more than 50 First Nations communities, many of whom do not support the pipeline route.
More than 200 supertankers a year would carry this oil to Asia through the pristine waters within our territories on the central coast of British Columbia. An oil spill would have widespread and devastating impacts on the environment, culture and economy of our community as well as many other communities on the coast.
We are looking at new, sustainable economic opportunities and feel strongly that the risks of Enbridge’s proposed pipeline project far outweigh any benefits it has to offer.
Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor
Heiltsuk Nation, 2012
A "telling" tree
This picture of a tree on our hike on a remote island in Tongass National Park yielded an interesting find: a tree whose bark was stripped by Haida people hundreds of years ago. But the interesting thing is that the Haida only stripped the bark from the southernmost side, leaving the protection against the weather from the north intact. This let the tree survive. This was their mode of operation – take what you need from the environment, use all of it, and nature will return the favor by sustaining you.
We also saw excellent examples of full use of the trees, in particular, the use of the red cedar tree for:
- Canoes
- Paddles
- Ropes
- Lashings
- Clothing
- Baskets
- Cooking utensils
And this is aside from the expected use for heat, smoking foods, living structures.
Read more about this fascinating aspect of efficient operations here:
http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/culture/cedar.html
In part 2 of this post, I will dive a bit deeper into aboriginal ecotourism, using a site we visited on our tour – Icy Strait Point, a Tlingit port that serves cruise ships in southeast Alaska, and how they have created a Sustainable Social-Environmental Enterprise (SSEE).
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