Publications
Since 1998, Beringia Community Planning has completed over 100 projects with Indigenous and First Nations communities, groups and related agencies across the country. Most relationships have been with First Nations but Beringia has also worked for with municipalities, territorial, provincial and federal government, non-governmental organizations and small businesses.
Gaining Momentum: Sharing 96 Best Practices for First Nations Comprehensive Community Planning
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2009
Project: New Relationships Trust
This report profiles 96 best practices from a range of experienced planners and practitioners supporting comprehensive community planning (CCP) processes with First Nations across Canada.
Authors / Citation: Cook, J. & Beringia Community Planning Inc. (2009). Gaining Momentum: Sharing 96 Best Practices for First Nations Comprehensive Community Planning.
Article – Moving from Crisis to Hope at Gwa-yas-dums Village, Gilford Island, BC: A Story of Comprehensive Community Planning
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2008
Project: Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation CCP
This article provides a case study of the Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation’s award-winning community planning project, which utilized creative and innovative tools and techniques, including a strong reliance on local knowledge and participation.
Authors / Citation: Trousdale, W., Cook, J., & Chief Chamberlain, B. (2008). Moving from Crisis to Hope at Gwa-yas-dums Village, Gilford Island, BC: A Story of Comprehensive Community Planning. Plan Canada, 48(2), 24-28.
Plan Canada Special Issue – Celebrating Best Practices of Indigenous Planning
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2008
Project: Plan Canada
This issue from Plan Canada provides best practices of First Nations community planning across Canada.
Authors / Citation: Canadian Institute of Planners. (2008). Celebrating Best Practices of Indigenous Planning. Plan Canada, 48(2).
Article – Building on Traditions of the Past: The Rise and Resurgence of First Nations Comprehensive Community Planning
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2008
Project: Plan Canada Indigenous Planning Edition
This article provides an overview of First Nations community planning and the shift towards comprehensive community planning (CCP), including the functions, attributes and elements of CCP.
Authors / Citation: Cook, J. (2008). Building on Traditions of the Past: The Rise and Resurgence of First Nations Comprehensive Community Planning. Plan Canada, 48(2), 13-17.
Article – Indigenizing Planning Education, Decolonizing Planning Practice
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2013
Project: Plan Canada Indigenous Planning Edition
This article outlines why and how the authors embarked on a challenging journey to launch the Indigenous Community Planning (ICP) program through UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning, in collaboration with the Musqueam Indian Band. The article explains the curriculum content and how it is being collaboratively delivered.
Authors / Citation: Sandercock, L., Cook, J., Sparrow, L. M., & Grant, L. (2013). Indigenizing Planning Education, Decolonizing Planning Practice. Plan Canada, 53(2), 48-51.