Abstract/Details

Fishing for Foresters: A New Institutional Analysis of Community Participation in an Aboriginal-owned Forest Company

DiFrancesco, Darryn Anne.   University of Ottawa (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2010. MR73839.

Abstract (summary)

Aboriginal groups across Canada are looking for new ways to improve the living conditions of their people. Coast Tsimshian Resources LP is a forest company that is collectively owned by the Lax Kw'alaams band, a traditional fishing community in northern British Columbia. This research investigates the collectively-owned company as a possible creative means toward development, but in the process uncovers the significance of community 'embeddedness' in shaping development outcomes. Data was collected primarily through semi-structured and informal interviews with respondents from the community and company, among others. Interviews revealed the problem of a disconnection between the community and company. Through a New Institutional Analysis, which pays particular attention to context, the possible reasons for the disconnect are explored, and community 'embeddedness' is presented as a way of understanding it. Fishing is identified as a culturally salient practice and serves as a point of comparison to explain the lack of participation in the company's forestry activities. Suggestions for ways the company can work within this 'embeddedness' to ameliorate the disconnect are provided, and an elevated appreciation of the "sub-institutional elements" within New Institutional theory is suggested. Finally, the community-owned company is evaluated in terms of its ability to meet the development goals and visions of the Lax Kw'alaams band and First Nations in Canada.

Indexing (details)


Subject
Geography;
Forestry;
Native American studies
Classification
0366: Geography
0478: Forestry
0740: Native American studies
Identifier / keyword
Social sciences; Biological sciences
Title
Fishing for Foresters: A New Institutional Analysis of Community Participation in an Aboriginal-owned Forest Company
Author
DiFrancesco, Darryn Anne
Number of pages
118
Degree date
2010
School code
0918
Source
MAI 49/05M, Masters Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
978-0-494-73839-9
University/institution
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University location
Canada -- Ontario, CA
Degree
M.A.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
MR73839
ProQuest document ID
870360793
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/870360793