Analyses  |  Cultural Spatial Analysis

The purpose of the cultural spatial analysis (CSA) was to identify priority areas for maintenance of cultural values, including spiritual, communal, material, recreational, artistic, and symbolic values. The CSA was undertaken by individuals or small teams from the First Nations and other local communities in the region. These individuals and teams first reviewed and validated existing data and then gathered new data from elders and other knowledgeable individuals. The methodology for mapping cultural values was developed collaboratively through consultation with representatives of First Nations and other communities.

Each group collected new data in the following steps:

  • Identified and mapped the most important (irreplaceable) places.
  • Specified why each place was important, usually by stating the cultural practice(s) associated with the site or other cultural significance of the site.
  • Indicated on the map how large an area each place needed to be to protect opportunities or values for members of the First Nation or local community.
  • Indicated the length of time each place had been of value to people living in the community (not special to individuals, but special to the “community”).
  • Indicated the proportion (rough percentage) of the people in the community who valued, used, or engaged in practices at each place.
  • Indicated the condition of the site (e.g., extent of degradation or realizable value).
  • Indicated the degree to which the site was at risk of damage, degradation, or destruction (e.g., high, moderate, low) and the likely source of risk.

Places were evaluated for importance (irreplaceability) and vulnerability, and conflicts and compatibilities among the values concerned were identified and analyzed.

 

CSA Report
( 420 Kb)

CSA Data
<not yet available>

CSA Maps and Tables


Cultural Spatial Analysis Maps and Tables

The CSA maps and associated tables are excel spreadsheets and pdfs grouped into zip files by topic area, community type, and sub-region. Click on the sub- heading to download the zip file of maps and/or tables listed for this subject.

 

Protected Areas

First Nations communities maps (.zip archive: 19 Mb - large!)

Total feature density by landscape/seascape with protected Areas, Central Coast

Total feature density by watershed with protected areas, Central Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape with protected areas, North Coast

Total feature density by watershed with protected areas, North Coast

First Nations protected area tables (.zip archive: 12Kb)

First Nations—total features—watersheds

First Nations—total features—landscapes

Other communities maps (.zip archive: 27 Mb - large!)

Total feature density by landscape/seascape with protected areas, Central Coast

Total feature density by watershed with protected areas, Central Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape with protected areas, Haida Gwaii

Total feature density by watershed with protected areas, Haida Gwaii

Total feature density by landscape/seascape with protected areas, North Coast

Total feature density by watershed with protected areas, North Coast

Other communities protected areas tables (.zip archive: 12 Kb)

Non-First Nations—total features—watersheds

Non-First Nations—total features—landscapes

 

Rarity and Abundance

Other communities: Central Coast maps  (.zip archive: 46 Mb - large!)

Highly sensitive recreation features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Heritage features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Medium sensitive recreation features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Natural features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Other features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Recreational features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Sustenance features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Visually sensitive area features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Other communities: Haida Gwaii maps (.zip archive: 35 Mb - large!)

Highly sensitive recreation features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Heritage features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Medium sensitive recreation features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Natural features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Other features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Recreational features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Sustenance features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Visually sensitive area features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Other communities: North Coast maps  (.zip archive: 41 Mb - large!)

Highly sensitive recreation features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Heritage features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Medium sensitive recreation features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Natural features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Other features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Recreational features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Sustenance features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

Visually sensitive area features by watershed: percentage of features per region, Central Coast

 

Threat and Condition by Region

Other communities threat condition Central Coast tables 
(.zip archive: 12 Kb)

Threat and Condition- Central Coast- Heritage.xls

Threat and Condition- Central Coast- Natural.xls

Threat and Condition- Central Coast- Other.xls

Threat and Condition- Central Coast- Recreation.xls

Threat and Condition- Central Coast- Sustenance.xls

Other communities threat condition North Coast tables 
(.zip archive: 12 Kb)

Threat and Condition- North Coast- Heritage.xls

Threat and Condition- North Coast- Natural.xls

Threat and Condition- North Coast- Other.xls

Threat and Condition- North Coast- Recreation.xls

Threat and Condition- North Coast- Sustenance.xls

 

Threat and Condition by Watershed 

Other communities threat condition by watershed maps 
(.zip archive: 15 Mb - large!)

Threat and condition classes by watershed- Central coast

Threat and condition classes by watershed- Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands

Threat and condition classes by watershed- North Coast

Other communities threat condition class table (.zip archive: 68 Kb)

 

Timber Value

First Nations overlap tables (.zip archive: 8 Kb)

First Nations feature density protected areas

First Nations feature density positive timber value

First Nations timber values feature density maps  
(.zip archive: 20 Mb - large!)

Total feature density by landscape/seascape- protected areas & positive timber value, Central Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape- protected areas & positive timber value, North Coast

Total feature density by watershed- protected areas & positive timber value, Central Coast

Total feature density by watershed- protected areas & positive timber value, North Coast

First Nations timber values feature density tables (.zip archive: 12 Kb)

First Nations total features landscape

First Nations total features watershed

Other communities timber values feature density maps  
(.zip archive: 28 Mb - large!)

Total feature density by landscape/seascape- protected areas & positive timber value, Central Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape- protected areas & positive timber value, North Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape- protected areas & positive timber value, North Coast, Haida Gwaii

Total feature density by watershed- protected areas & positive timber value, Central Coast

Total feature density by watershed- protected areas & positive timber value, North Coast

Total feature density by watershed- protected areas & positive timber value, Haida Gwaii

Other communities timber values feature density tables  
(.zip archive: 12 Kb)

Non First Nations- total features- landscape

Non First Nations- total features- watershed

Other communities overlap tables (.zip archive: 8 Kb) 

Non-First Nations total features landscape

Non-First Nations communities total features watershed

Other communities timber values rarity abundance tables 
(.zip archive: 24 Kb)

VSA features

Heritage features

HSR features

MSR features

Natural features

Other features

Recreation features

Sustenance features

 

Total feature density

First Nations feature density maps (.zip archive: 18 Mb - large!)

Total feature density by landscape/seascape, North Coast

Total feature density by watershed, North Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape, Central Coast

Total feature density by watershed, Central Coast

Other community feature density maps (.zip archive: 26 Mb - large!)

Total feature density by landscape/seascape, Central Coast

Total feature density by watershed, Central Coast

Total feature density by landscape/seascape, Haida Gwaii

Total feature density by watershed, Haida Gwaii

Total feature density by landscape/seascape North Coast

Total feature density by watershed North Coast

 

 

 

 

 

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