Principles for successful community planning in norther Native Canadian communities
Abstract
Successful community planning
in northern native communities
requires a distinctive approach
that ensures the predominance
of community priorities. This
approach can be stated in
principles or rules which pay
close attention to the aboriginal
culture and environment in
which community planning and
development decisions are made.
In order to appreciate these
principles fully, one also needs to
understand the context in which
community planning is practiced
in the Northwest Territories,
where such planning is principally
a responsibility of the territorial
government, and is administered
by regional community planners
on behalf of the small non
tax-based aboriginal
communities in the immediate
region.
The principles discussed in the
article reflect the author's belief
that a sympathetic attitude and
intuitive interpersonal skills are
just as important as technical
skills in understanding and
interpreting the preferences of
aboriginal communities when
carrying out a land use planning
or development exercise north of
the 60th parallel. L'aménagement communautaire
dans le Nord canadien demande
une approche particulière
donnant la priorité aux besoins de
la communauté. Cette approche
peut être énoncée sous forme de
principes ou de règles de
l'aménagement du territoire. Ces
principes réservent une place
importante à la culture et à
l'environnement des
communautés pour lesquelles les
décisions sont prises.
Afin de mieux comprendre ces
principes, il faut également
comprendre le contexte dans
lequel l'aménagement
communautaire se pratique dans
!es Territoires du Nord-Ouest, où
il s'agit essentiellement d'une
responsabilité gouvernementale
territoriale administrée par les
urbanistes dans la region même
au nom des petites communautés
autochtones exemptes d'impôts.
Les principes dont il est question
dans cet article, reflètent la
conviction de l'auteur quant au
fait qu'une attitude sympathique
et de I'entregent ont autant
d'importance que les
connaissances techniques lorsqu'il
s'agit de comprendre et
interpréter les attentes des
populations autochtones au nord
du 60ème parallèle.
Identifier (Other)
DOI: 10.25316/IR-1423Collections
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