CSPC 2021

This panel will explore the implications of biosecurity (defined here as effective control of zoonotic diseases, deliberately- or accidentally-imported pathogens, and invasive species) for Indigenous rights and livelihoods. Through a sharing circle format, panelists will compare and discuss Canadian and Aotearoa (New Zealand) case studies of biosecurity issues that affected Indigenous livelihoods and cultures. We will highlight policy responses to those situations, especially how those affected communities and peoples have responded themselves and how empowered biosecurity can be seen as a Treaty right. By functionally examining comparable situations we hope to identify elements for improving the inclusiveness and effectiveness of biosecurity policy processes, and ways those policy processes can contribute to Indigenous-State reconciliation.
Organized by University of Saskatchewan