Indigenous Peoples and environmental research and monitoring within the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: A systematic map

The North American Great Lakes basin faces management challenges worsened by climate change, invasive species, and contaminants. Addressing these issues requires a collective approach, drawing on a diversity of perspectives and voices, including that of the Indigenous Peoples in the region—Tribal Nations, First Nations, and Métis peoples. For these priorities and needs to be meaningfully included, Indigenous communities, Nations and Tribes must be supported to participate in and direct environmental research and monitoring through approaches that respect community-based research and learning. However, the extent of environmental research and monitoring conducted with, for, or by Indigenous Peoples (including Indigenous communities, Nations, and Tribes) in the Great Lakes region is not well documented. Without a clear understanding of what research is taking place, where, and how Indigenous Peoples are involved, it is difficult to assess whether these efforts are truly inclusive or align..., , # Indigenous Peoples and environmental research and monitoring within the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: A systematic map

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.r7sqv9sqr](10.5061/dryad.r7sqv9sqr)

## Description of the data and file structure

Supplementary File 3: Systematic Map Database

This file contains the database for the following systematic map:

Pirie E, Serville-Tertullien M, Buell M-C, Wall B, and Furgal C. 2025. Indigenous Peoples and environmental research and monitoring within the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: A systematic map. Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

### Data File Column Descriptions

The dataset includes the following columns:

1. **Reference**
* *Description*: Citation or identifier for the publication.
* *Values*: Publication citation (e.g., author name, year, etc.).
2. **Publication Year**
* *Description*: Year in which the publication appeared.
* *Values*: Numeric year (e.g., 2006, 2019, etc.).
3. **Name of community**
* *Description*: Indigenous c...,