Chiefs in Ontario. 2010. Respecting Our Ancestors, Ensuring Our Future: Traditional Knowledge Primer for First Nations.

This Traditional Knowledge (TK) Primer will provide an overview for First Nation communities to understand the importance of developing mechanisms for the protection, sharing and formal recognition of their Traditional Knowledge systems; within their own communities and externally with governments, industry and others. This level of participation recognizes First Nations inherent rights, their constitutional and their treaty rights. However, inherent rights and treaty rights on their own are not enough, the roles and responsibilities of how TK will be protected, promoted and preserved are essential for community sustainability now and in the future.