Ecosystem Co-Management Agreements: A Study of Nation Building or a Lesson on Erosion of Tribal Sovereignty?
Author
Sanders, MarrenIssue Date
2008Keywords
Indians of North America -- Government relationsIndian reservations -- Government policy -- United States
Ecosystem management -- Government policy -- United States
Traditional ecological knowledge -- North America
Nation-building -- United States
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The University of Arizona.Abstract
This article examines tribal sovereignty and resource management in the era of environmental self-determination through the lens of the Cornell/Kalt model of "nation building" in Indian Country. The nation building model holds that tribes can achieve self-determination by acting, thinking, being, and relating as independent, self-governing nations, regardless of whether they are recognized as such by outsiders. After setting the stage, the article looks at ecosystem management and species co-management agreements that have been initiated between tribes and federal and state agencies. In the framework of case studies, it focuses on the elements of de facto sovereignty and analyzes the success of various tribes' approaches to ecosystem comanagement It concludes that co-management agreements can offer significant benefits to Indian nations, but they can pose extraordinary challenges to tribes and are not without risks. However, if crafted correctly, these agreements can also motivate tribes to build nations.Type
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