Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it... more Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it (Barth 1995: 66, 2002: 1). Each system of knowledge is based on principles and values that underlie a particular cultural complex. In this thesis, I do not claim to define the Atikamekw knowledge system; however, I attempt to present some facets certain principals and local codes of ethic acting on the acquisition and transmission modes of knowledge related to the Atikamekw forest world, that I have taken into account through my experiences and integration into the local social network in Manawan in 2009. Maintaining trade relationships, socially recognized forms of authority, and the contexts and modes of knowledge dissemination, are all aspects inherent to the understanding and recognition of local knowledge production and reproduction processes. These aspects also form the base for local structures and concepts related to power and politics. Resumen El saber refiere a un conjunto de ...
Cet article discute de l’apport des travaux de Jean-Guy Goulet dans les réflexions de l’auteur et... more Cet article discute de l’apport des travaux de Jean-Guy Goulet dans les réflexions de l’auteur et dans ses façons d’aborder le terrain ethnographique. Il souligne notamment la pertinence des expériences oniriques du chercheur et des enseignements transmis par Notcimik, l’univers forestier des Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok, dans les matériaux ethnographiques. La réflexion est articulée ici autour d’une ethnographie d’une expérience personnelle vécue dans des relations sociales profitables ayant permis de mieux vivre et saisir certains principes, pratiques et savoirs des Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok. L’expérience ethnographique décrite dans cet article rejoint ce que Goulet (2007) décrit comme une « anthropologie extraordinaire », c’est-à-dire un engagement du chercheur dans des façons radicalement différentes de comprendre et d’habiter la réalité.
Treaties and land claims negotiations between state institutions and Indigenous Peoples are neces... more Treaties and land claims negotiations between state institutions and Indigenous Peoples are necessarily tied to issues of territorial entanglements, resistance and coexistence. Regularly, studies of these negotiation dynamics make explicit the articulation and differentiation of Indigenous “life projects,” referring to the embodiment of socio-cultural desires, visions, aspirations and purposes – vis-à-vis neoliberal development projects. This article focuses precisely on the dynamics of negotiation in which the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok (north-central Quebec) and state institutions have been involved for the last 40 years under the Comprehensive Land Claims Policy. More specifically, it addresses different policy mechanisms such as the extinguishment policy, burden of proof, debt obligations and results-based approach that are part and parcel of the negotiation process. Without disregarding the unequal power relations, this article also presents the motivations and aspirations express...
O « perspectivismo » (Viveiros de Castro, 1998) atikamekw (população autóctone de tradição nômade... more O « perspectivismo » (Viveiros de Castro, 1998) atikamekw (população autóctone de tradição nômade do Canadá) é carcaterizado por uma tipo de conhecimento que não é baseado sobre os valores da objetividade, mas sobre o valor da intersubjetividade no interior de um « universo florestal» que é definido pelo conjunto de interações entre seus componentes. O universo florestal atikamekw forma um espaço social definido por redes de relações estabelecidades pelas práticas cotidianas e pelas relações contínuas através das quais se adquirem e se desenvolvem os saberes ligados à vida na floresta. A colonização do território e a imposição de fronteiras levaram a fragmentação da terra e das relações sociais dentro do território habitado. Portanto, o território atikamekw enfrenta atualmente dois sistemas contraditórios do conhecimento e da gestão da floresta e da natureza de tal forma que os Atikamekw aprenderam a viver com o sistema de gestão, de legislação, de cartografia e de representação ...
The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocow... more The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin) to regulate hunting, fishing and plant harvesting activities in Nitaskinan, its ancestral territory. The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice is a collective project that sets out to put its territorial regulations in writing. The project's objective is threefold: to ensure the transmission of territorial knowledge and of rules relating to forest activities; to adapt these rules, passed on by ancestors, to the contemporary context; and to have them recognised by non-natives and the governments of other nations, including the governments of Canada and Quebec. This article presents some of the issues related to the process of writing and coding orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin, the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice; in particular, the importance of the oral tradition as a means of transmitting knowledge is emphasised. In our language, we say "atiso...
Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it... more Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it (Barth 1995: 66, 2002: 1). Each system of knowledge is based on principles and values that underlie a particular cultural complex. In this thesis, I do not claim to define the Atikamekw knowledge system; however, I attempt to present some facets certain principals and local codes of ethic acting on the acquisition and transmission modes of knowledge related to the Atikamekw forest world, that I have taken into account through my experiences and integration into the local social network in Manawan in 2009. Maintaining trade relationships, socially recognized forms of authority, and the contexts and modes of knowledge dissemination, are all aspects inherent to the understanding and recognition of local knowledge production and reproduction processes. These aspects also form the base for local structures and concepts related to power and politics. Resumen El saber refiere a un conjunto de ...
Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it... more Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it (Barth 1995: 66, 2002: 1). Each system of knowledge is based on principles and values that underlie a particular cultural complex. In this thesis, I do not claim to define the Atikamekw knowledge system; however, I attempt to present some facets certain principals and local codes of ethic acting on the acquisition and transmission modes of knowledge related to the Atikamekw forest world, that I have taken into account through my experiences and integration into the local social network in Manawan in 2009. Maintaining trade relationships, socially recognized forms of authority, and the contexts and modes of knowledge dissemination, are all aspects inherent to the understanding and recognition of local knowledge production and reproduction processes. These aspects also form the base for local structures and concepts related to power and politics. Resumen El saber refiere a un conjunto de ...
Cet article discute de l’apport des travaux de Jean-Guy Goulet dans les réflexions de l’auteur et... more Cet article discute de l’apport des travaux de Jean-Guy Goulet dans les réflexions de l’auteur et dans ses façons d’aborder le terrain ethnographique. Il souligne notamment la pertinence des expériences oniriques du chercheur et des enseignements transmis par Notcimik, l’univers forestier des Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok, dans les matériaux ethnographiques. La réflexion est articulée ici autour d’une ethnographie d’une expérience personnelle vécue dans des relations sociales profitables ayant permis de mieux vivre et saisir certains principes, pratiques et savoirs des Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok. L’expérience ethnographique décrite dans cet article rejoint ce que Goulet (2007) décrit comme une « anthropologie extraordinaire », c’est-à-dire un engagement du chercheur dans des façons radicalement différentes de comprendre et d’habiter la réalité.
Treaties and land claims negotiations between state institutions and Indigenous Peoples are neces... more Treaties and land claims negotiations between state institutions and Indigenous Peoples are necessarily tied to issues of territorial entanglements, resistance and coexistence. Regularly, studies of these negotiation dynamics make explicit the articulation and differentiation of Indigenous “life projects,” referring to the embodiment of socio-cultural desires, visions, aspirations and purposes – vis-à-vis neoliberal development projects. This article focuses precisely on the dynamics of negotiation in which the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok (north-central Quebec) and state institutions have been involved for the last 40 years under the Comprehensive Land Claims Policy. More specifically, it addresses different policy mechanisms such as the extinguishment policy, burden of proof, debt obligations and results-based approach that are part and parcel of the negotiation process. Without disregarding the unequal power relations, this article also presents the motivations and aspirations express...
O « perspectivismo » (Viveiros de Castro, 1998) atikamekw (população autóctone de tradição nômade... more O « perspectivismo » (Viveiros de Castro, 1998) atikamekw (população autóctone de tradição nômade do Canadá) é carcaterizado por uma tipo de conhecimento que não é baseado sobre os valores da objetividade, mas sobre o valor da intersubjetividade no interior de um « universo florestal» que é definido pelo conjunto de interações entre seus componentes. O universo florestal atikamekw forma um espaço social definido por redes de relações estabelecidades pelas práticas cotidianas e pelas relações contínuas através das quais se adquirem e se desenvolvem os saberes ligados à vida na floresta. A colonização do território e a imposição de fronteiras levaram a fragmentação da terra e das relações sociais dentro do território habitado. Portanto, o território atikamekw enfrenta atualmente dois sistemas contraditórios do conhecimento e da gestão da floresta e da natureza de tal forma que os Atikamekw aprenderam a viver com o sistema de gestão, de legislação, de cartografia e de representação ...
The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocow... more The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin) to regulate hunting, fishing and plant harvesting activities in Nitaskinan, its ancestral territory. The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice is a collective project that sets out to put its territorial regulations in writing. The project's objective is threefold: to ensure the transmission of territorial knowledge and of rules relating to forest activities; to adapt these rules, passed on by ancestors, to the contemporary context; and to have them recognised by non-natives and the governments of other nations, including the governments of Canada and Quebec. This article presents some of the issues related to the process of writing and coding orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin, the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw code of practice; in particular, the importance of the oral tradition as a means of transmitting knowledge is emphasised. In our language, we say "atiso...
Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it... more Knowledge refers to a set of elements that a person uses to interpret the world and act within it (Barth 1995: 66, 2002: 1). Each system of knowledge is based on principles and values that underlie a particular cultural complex. In this thesis, I do not claim to define the Atikamekw knowledge system; however, I attempt to present some facets certain principals and local codes of ethic acting on the acquisition and transmission modes of knowledge related to the Atikamekw forest world, that I have taken into account through my experiences and integration into the local social network in Manawan in 2009. Maintaining trade relationships, socially recognized forms of authority, and the contexts and modes of knowledge dissemination, are all aspects inherent to the understanding and recognition of local knowledge production and reproduction processes. These aspects also form the base for local structures and concepts related to power and politics. Resumen El saber refiere a un conjunto de ...
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