There has been growing recognition in recent environmental discourse that environmental justice, which is normally understood to mean the disproportionate effect of climate change on minority groups, also takes the form of epistemic injustice. In the Canadian context, this means the exclusion of Indigenous philosophies, values, and perspectives from discourse about environmental ethics, as well as the spheres of policy and governance as they pertain to the environment. At the same time, there has been increasing concern with creating just outcomes for future people. Given that future generations have made no contribution to the pollution that causes climate change, but will feel its worst effects, many environmental and political philosophers have recently pointed to the need for a strong theory of intergenerational justice, especially as it pertains to the environment. In this thesis, I argue that an essential part of achieving intergenerational environmental justice in Canada is working toward the rectification of both material and epistemic harms toward Indigenous peoples which are perpetuated by the “rationalistic” conception of nature which sees nature as an instrumentally valuable resource to be exploited for human gain. I explore the historical construction of this conception of nature and its pervasiveness in recent work on environmental ethics in order to show how Indigenous perspectives have historically been suppressed through colonialism, and more recently been subjected to epistemic oppression within Western environmental ethics. I then focus specifically on intergenerational environmental justice as a field in which Indigenous philosophies have faced the greatest exclusion, and may also have the most to teach us. I conclude by providing a brief overview of recent Indigenous environmental activism as an expression of Indigenous values, and look to treaties as understood by Indigenous philosophies as a potential framework for moving together toward a just future for all.

A global proliferation of large dam construction since the 1950s has been accompanied by scientific research challenging the benefit of these projects while drawing attention to their numerous negative environmental and social impacts. The institutions that assess the costs and benefits associated with large dam proposals, creating policies either approving, altering, or disapproving them, collectively form what is known as a policymaking framework. Examining these frameworks allows observers to trace policies through outlined decision-making processes and can help to reveal inherent biases within those systems that may impact policy outcomes. Often, divergent policy outcomes, like the those observed in the cases of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil and HidroAysén dam in Chile, are a result of variations in the environmental policymaking frameworks of the deviating cases. The subjects of this study present similar arrangements of costs and benefits but resulted incongruous policy outcomes, specifically that the HidroAysén dam was not built while the Belo Monte dam is currently under construction. Existing bodies of literature outlining the environmental policymaking frameworks of Chile and Brazil fail to fully address the influence of external variables, including presidential influence, corruption, and electoral politics, on these cases. This project synthesizes an outline of the environmental policymaking frameworks of Chile and Brazil from existing literature and uses the divergent cases of the Belo Monte and HidroAysén dams to provide evidence for the incorporation of these external variables to better understand the incongruous policy outcomes these frameworks produce.

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The indigenous of the Amazon region of Ecuador unite against the petroleum industry and destructive resource extraction practices in order to preserve environment and indigenous cultures. Since the 1990s, the indigenous movement of Ecuador has played out in the international arena and become a transnational movement, which includes social actors from the international legal, human rights, and environmental communities. This transnational movement exemplifies identity politics through the projection of ethnicity and essentialized signifiers of indigenousness. Indigenous actors, Ecuadoran nongovernmental organizations, international filmmakers, and US nongovernmental organizations all use ethnic identity and signifiers via documentaries and cyberspace as symbolic resources to represent the movement. This thesis explores the intersection of external actors (international community of filmmakers and NGOs) and internal actors' (the indigenous themselves and Ecuadoran NGOs) projection of ethnicity as symbolic resource. Utilizing resource mobilization theory and new social movement theory as a syncretic to understand the movement and theoretical contributions of identity and representation to explore the process of mobilization, the study explores the question of ethnic identity as symbolic resource in four documentaries and on fifteen websites. The discourse analysis of the four documentaries and content analysis of the fifteen websites illustrate that there is consistency in the message within the transnational social movement community of actors who strive to work for and on behalf of the indigenous of the Ecuadoran Amazon. / Master of Arts

When President Sebastián Piñera entered office in 2010 the Mapuche indigenous people were receiving two contrasting messages from the Chilean State. On the one hand, the government ratified ILO Convention 169, pledging to protect the indigenous right to prior consultation in programs that affect their communities. On the other hand, the government was involved in the oppression of Mapuche communities in the region of the Araucanía through militarisation and the application of the Anti-Terrorist Law to punish radical Mapuche activists that protest corporate encroachment on their land. While Piñera had the opportunity to legitimize the Mapuche demand for self-determination by implementing ILO Convention 169 according to international standards and putting an end to the “Mapuche Conflict,” instead the situation of the Mapuche political movement worsened under his leadership. The Piñera administration used indigenous rights policy and a discourse of terrorism as a strategy to delegitimize the Mapuche demand for self-determination in order to protect corporate profitability, a key factor in the Chilean neoliberal economic project.

<p>Claims of injustice in global forest governance are prolific: assertions of colonization, marginalization and disenfranchisement of forest-dependent people, and privatization of common resources are some of the most severe allegations of injustice resulting from globally-driven forest conservation initiatives. At its core, the debate over the future of the world's forests is fraught with ethical concerns. Policy makers are not only deciding how forests should be governed, but also who will be winners, losers, and who should have a voice in the decision-making processes. For 30 years, policy makers have sought to redress the concerns of the world's 1.6 billion forest-dependent poor by introducing rights-based and participatory approaches to conservation. Despite these efforts, however, claims of injustice persist. This research examines possible explanations for continued claims of injustice by asking: What are the barriers to delivering justice to forest-dependent communities? Using data collected through surveys, interviews, and collaborative event ethnography in Laos and at the Tenth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, this dissertation examines the pursuit of justice in global forest governance across multiple scales of governance. The findings reveal that particular conceptualizations of justice have become a central part of the metanormative fabric of global environmental governance, inhibiting institutional evolution and therewith perpetuating the justice gap in global forest governance.</p> / Dissertation

Neste trabalho nos propomos a analisar as possibilidades e limites de um paradigma intercultural para o Direito na América Latina, tendo em vista: i. a produção da literatura especializada a respeito do tratamento jus-político da alteridade cultural nas últimas 5 décadas e situando a proposta intercultural nessa bibliografia; ii. verificando as características específicas da América Latina para a integração jurídica e consolidação democrática que propõe a interculturalidade e iii. buscando na afirmação e no desenvolvimento dos direitos indígenas elementos que indiquem caminhos para a interculturalidade na região. Para tanto parte-se da formulação de categorias para a organização do conhecimento produzido na temática e sua colocação no contexto contemporâneo (capítulo 1). No que respeita à conceituação da interculturalidade, buscou-se trabalhar a partir dos debates especializados e do léxico teórico e político que perpassa o termo, de modo que se eximiu do propósito de conceituar a partir do plano normativo. A diferença do conceito desenvolvido a partir do texto normativo, método comum ao Direito, tratou-se de ampliar os conteúdos implícitos no debate intercultural a partir de sua relação com os campos teórico-científico e político-social (capítulos 2 e 3). Por fim, fez-se o esforço de análise sistêmica da normatividade internacional relacionada ao tema indígena buscando os elementos de interculturalidade que tal sistema oferece. Na conclusão apontam-se ainda alguns campos de pesquisa interculturais para a teoria do direito. / The aim of this thesis is to analyse the limits and possibilities of a intercultural paradigm to the Theory of Law in In Latin America, considering: i. the extent academic production of the last 5 decades towards the jus-political treatment of alterity and placing interculturality amongst it; ii. verifying the specific characteristics of Latin America to the juridical integration and to democracy consolidation which is proposed by the interculturalism; and iii. seeking in the process of consolidation and development of indigenous rights some of the elements that indicates the paths to the interculturality proposals in the region. In this purpose this work initiates its analysis by proposing some categories in order to organize the knowledge produced in this field and its locus in the contemporary context (chapter 1). In the conceptualization of the interculturality the method chosen was to get its initial meaning by the contents and terms theoretical and political debates on the issue. In this sense, in spite of being a very common recourse in civil law systems to make use of the normative or legal conceptualizations, it was not the choice of method in this work. The reason why the traditional method was not chosen is that it was considered crucial to the object of this research to show the implicit contents in the intercultural debate departing from its lexical connotation in both theoretical-scientific and social-political fields (chapters 2 and 3). At last, there is an effort to analyze systematically the international law related to the indigenous peoples\' rights, searching for the intercultural elements offered in it. In the conclusive pages, some new intercultural research fields in Theory of Law are pointed out.

Submitted by Erika Demachki (erikademachki@gmail.com) on 2018-03-06T21:08:48Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Yasmine Altimare da Silva - 2017.pdf: 7926060 bytes, checksum: 93770d4ba364d7809762208778d1c587 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-03-07T12:16:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Yasmine Altimare da Silva - 2017.pdf: 7926060 bytes, checksum: 93770d4ba364d7809762208778d1c587 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-07T12:16:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Yasmine Altimare da Silva - 2017.pdf: 7926060 bytes, checksum: 93770d4ba364d7809762208778d1c587 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The dissertation deals with the dispute over the traditional territory of the Panambi Guyraroka and Guyra Kambi'y lndigenous Lands of the Guarani-Kaiowá Indigenous Lands located in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. For this purpose, we examine the Judiciary's actions in these judicial conflicts, in which the Guarani-Kaiowá indigenous communities are parties and litigants for the possession of their lands. The investigation examines the concept and interpretation of indigenous ownership by theorists, magistrates, judges, and ministers, based on the collective possessory rights of indigenous peoples that are constitutionally foreseen and protected by the Federal Constitution of 1988, article 231. The first chapter discusses the history of the territorial occupation of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which resulted in the forced displacement of the Indians implying the current distribution of the Indigenous Lands. lt is also in this chapter that the research problem is drawn, based on the choice of the case study, through the investigation of indicators indicated by the National Indian Foundation, annual reports of the Pastoral Land Commission and the Indian Missionary Council. The second chapter establishes the link between agrarian and indigenous rights, conceptualizing and counteracting them; as well as assesses the concepts of civilian land tenure and ethnic ownership. The third chapter discusses the path of recognition for the right and protection of the lands of the Guarani-Kaiowá communities. From the diagnosis of these processes, there is an evaluation of the positions and judgments of the superior courts and precedents that influenced these decisions, bringing as a reflection the jurisprudential creation called Temporal Framework, used as theoretical support for annulment of the demarcation process of the Guarani-Kaiowá Indigenous Lands. / A dissertação versa sobre a disputa pelo território tradicional das Terras Indígenas Panambi Guyraroka e Guyra Kambi'y dos indígenas Guarani-Kaiowá, localizadas no Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul. Para tanto, se examina a atuação do Poder Judiciário nesses conflitos judiciais, nos quais as comunidades indígenas Guarani-Kaiowá são partes e litigam pela posse de suas terras. A investigação analisa o conceito e a interpretação da posse indígena pelos teóricos, magistrados, desembargadores e ministros, a partir dos direitos possessórios coletivos dos povos indígenas que estão previstos e protegidos constitucionalmente pela Constituição Federal de 1988, em seu artigo 231. O primeiro capítulo discorre a história da ocupação territorial do estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, que resultou no deslocamento forçado dos indígenas implicando na atual distribuição das Terras Indígenas. É, também, neste capítulo que se desenha o problema de pesquisa, a partir da escolha do estudo de caso, via investigação de dados indicadores apontados pela Fundação Nacional do Índio relatórios anuais da Comissão Pastoral da Terra e do Conselho Indigenista Missionário. O segundo capítulo estabelece o liame entre os direitos agrário e indígena, conceituando-os e contrapondo-os; bem como avalia os conceitos de posse de terra civil e posse étnica. O terceiro capítulo discorre sobre o percurso do reconhecimento pelo direito e proteção das terras das comunidades Guarani-Kaiowá. A partir do diagnóstico desses processos, há uma avaliação dos posicionamentos e julgamentos dos tribunais superiores e dos precedentes que influenciaram essas decisões, trazendo como reflexão a criação jurisprudencial denominada Marco Temporal, utilizada como sustentação teórica para anulação do processo demarcatório das Terras Indígenas Guarani-Kaiowá.

Neste trabalho nos propomos a analisar as possibilidades e limites de um paradigma intercultural para o Direito na América Latina, tendo em vista: i. a produção da literatura especializada a respeito do tratamento jus-político da alteridade cultural nas últimas 5 décadas e situando a proposta intercultural nessa bibliografia; ii. verificando as características específicas da América Latina para a integração jurídica e consolidação democrática que propõe a interculturalidade e iii. buscando na afirmação e no desenvolvimento dos direitos indígenas elementos que indiquem caminhos para a interculturalidade na região. Para tanto parte-se da formulação de categorias para a organização do conhecimento produzido na temática e sua colocação no contexto contemporâneo (capítulo 1). No que respeita à conceituação da interculturalidade, buscou-se trabalhar a partir dos debates especializados e do léxico teórico e político que perpassa o termo, de modo que se eximiu do propósito de conceituar a partir do plano normativo. A diferença do conceito desenvolvido a partir do texto normativo, método comum ao Direito, tratou-se de ampliar os conteúdos implícitos no debate intercultural a partir de sua relação com os campos teórico-científico e político-social (capítulos 2 e 3). Por fim, fez-se o esforço de análise sistêmica da normatividade internacional relacionada ao tema indígena buscando os elementos de interculturalidade que tal sistema oferece. Na conclusão apontam-se ainda alguns campos de pesquisa interculturais para a teoria do direito. / The aim of this thesis is to analyse the limits and possibilities of a intercultural paradigm to the Theory of Law in In Latin America, considering: i. the extent academic production of the last 5 decades towards the jus-political treatment of alterity and placing interculturality amongst it; ii. verifying the specific characteristics of Latin America to the juridical integration and to democracy consolidation which is proposed by the interculturalism; and iii. seeking in the process of consolidation and development of indigenous rights some of the elements that indicates the paths to the interculturality proposals in the region. In this purpose this work initiates its analysis by proposing some categories in order to organize the knowledge produced in this field and its locus in the contemporary context (chapter 1). In the conceptualization of the interculturality the method chosen was to get its initial meaning by the contents and terms theoretical and political debates on the issue. In this sense, in spite of being a very common recourse in civil law systems to make use of the normative or legal conceptualizations, it was not the choice of method in this work. The reason why the traditional method was not chosen is that it was considered crucial to the object of this research to show the implicit contents in the intercultural debate departing from its lexical connotation in both theoretical-scientific and social-political fields (chapters 2 and 3). At last, there is an effort to analyze systematically the international law related to the indigenous peoples\' rights, searching for the intercultural elements offered in it. In the conclusive pages, some new intercultural research fields in Theory of Law are pointed out.