##  [Madziih (caribou) Tsáá? ché ne dane - Traditional Knowledge and Restoration Study](/resource/madziih-caribou-tsaa-che-ne-dane-traditional-knowledge-and-restoration-study) 

Organization

[Doig River First Nation](/organization/doig-river-first-nation)

[The Firelight Group](/organization/firelight-group)

[David Suzuki Foundation](/organization/david-suzuki-foundation)

 

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Susan Leech

Carolyn Whittaker

Doig River First Nation

 

 

Original Authors

Susan Leech

Carolyn Whittaker

Doig River First Nation

 

 

Resource Date:

December

2022

 

Page Length

61

 

 

The Doig River First Nation (DRFN) has prepared this madziih Traditional Knowledge and Restoration Study based on DRFN traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), as a step towards reclaiming this responsibility for caribou in the Chinchaga range. Through interviews and focus groups with DRFN knowledge-holders, this study uses traditional knowledge to describe cultural rules surrounding madziih hunting practices, seasonally important habitat areas, including movement corridors, calving grounds, rutting areas and wintering sites, and observed impacts to important madziih habitat areas. Based on this traditional knowledge, DRFN has identified 14 management recommendations for boreal caribou in the Chinchaga range. To learn more read the report today!