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18 produkter
Consequences of Economic Change in Circumpolar Regions
Av Linna Müller-Wille, Ludger Müller-Wille m. fl.
Häftad, 1978
212 kr
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Papers of the Symposium on Unexpected Consequences of Economic Change in Circumpolar Regions at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Amsterdam, March 21 to 22, 1975.
Northern Lakes and Rivers
Av Elaine L. Simpson, William C. Mackay
Häftad, 1989
216 kr
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This volume is aimed at individuals requiring an understanding of the background concepts and issues relating to Nunavut. It follows the historical development of the concept of Nunavut since 1867 to the signing of the land claim agreement in 1993.
Traditional Knowledge and Renewable Resource Management in Northern Regions
Av Milton M.R. Freeman, Ludwig N. Carbyn
Häftad, 1988
303 kr
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Considers the sometimes problematic relationship between traditional and scientific wildlife management knowledge and practices: environmental ethics, resource management systems, co-management arrangements and options, and the role of commissions in resource management. Papers by: Fikret Berkes; …
Northern Environmental Disturbances
Häftad, 1988
219 kr
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Focuses on issues and practices associated with development-related disturbances in the North. The papers report on long-term experimental work relevant to site reclamation, including surface drainage control and re-establishment of plant cover. Papers by: P.J.B. Duffy; Peter Kershaw; Donald M. …
Ecology and Conservation of Wolves in a Changing World
Av Ludwig N. Carbyn, Steven H. Fritts m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
823 kr
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A compilation of highly sought-after research focusing on wolf management and recovery programs in North America. Reviews the status of wolves in Canada, the United States, Greenland, and the Trans-Himalayan region. Specific chapters address several themes: historical perspectives and the evolution …
Hunting the Largest Animals
Native Whaling in the Western Arctic and Subarctic
Häftad, 1995
298 kr
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Offers a perspective of northern native societies that have depended upon whaling for centuries. Alaskan and Western Canadian Arctic coastal residents have pursued these animals as sources of food and fuel, but whaling also serves as a center for cultural traditional and spiritual sustenance. …
Issues in the North: Volume I
Av Jill Oakes, Rick Riewe
Häftad, 1996
298 kr
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Health and healing; Traditional Aboriginal education; Cross-cultural methods of learning and identity; Self-government and the northern cooperatives; Wildlife management and environmental issues; and, Research policy issues. Papers by: Lyle Longclaws; Donna Martin and David Gregory; Betty …
Issues in the North: Volume II
Av Jill Oakes, Rick Riewe
Häftad, 1997
298 kr
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Cultural and economic benefits of Aboriginal resource management; Effects of contaminants on Aboriginal lifestyles; Aboriginal self-government' Decolonization; Implications of restructuring Aboriginal health and services; and, contemporary perspectives on identity. Papers by: Harold Welch; Susan …
Issues in the North: Volume III
Av Jill Oakes, Rick Riewe
Häftad, 1998
298 kr
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Health and healing; Aboriginal education and curriculum development; Economic, environmental, political, and cultural issues; and, Northern fisheries. Papers by: Gail Marchessault; John O'Neil, Brenda Elias, Christopher Fletcher, and Annalee Yassi; Karen Fox and Sean Ryan; Pam Smith; Jennifer …
Conservation Hunting
People and Wildlife in Canada's North
Av Milton M.R. Freeman, Robert J. Hudson m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
198 kr
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The international conference People, Wildlife, and Hunting: Emerging Conservation Paradigms brought together hunters, outfitters, community representatives, wildlife managers, researchers and conservationists from across Canada and overseas to explore the relationship linking trophy hunting, …
Arctic Food Security
Av Gérard Duhaime, Nick Bernard
Inbunden, 2008
576 kr
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"Traditional food production and food economies have changed drastically as a result of social, economic, and political influences. A decrease in subsistence production and consumption of country food and concomitant increase in imported and prepared food has brought increased health risks. But …
Sometimes Hunting Can Seem Like Business
Polar Bear Sport Hunting In Nunavut
Häftad, 2008
298 kr
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This volume provides insight into whether or how sport hunting might play a strategic role in the conservation and management of polar bear in Canada's North, and examines the economic benefits to Inuit and their communities, both in terms of its monetary and sociocultural importance by examining …
Gender, Culture, and Northern Fisheries
Häftad, 2009
456 kr
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Fishing often makes an important contribution to food security in northern regions, where agriculture is impossible or marginal at best, as well as providing important occupational and economic diversification in small and often remote communities. This book provides the reader with a current …
Roundtrip
The Inuit Crew of the Jean Revillon
Häftad, 2009
688 kr
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Stuck in the ice-pack during the winter of 1924-25, the Jean Revillon needed repair and a crew to make it back to its hauling location at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. And so, in 1925, Lionel Angotegoar, Athanasie Angutitaq, Louis Tapatai, and Savikataaq from the central Canadian Arctic manned the ship …
Migration in the Circumpolar North
Issues and Contexts
Av Lee Huskey, Chris Southcott
Häftad, 2010
443 kr
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This book provides an introduction to the study of migration in the circumpolar north, a region that includes the northern parts of eight Arctic nations (Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the US). The Norths in each of these eight countries share certain demographic …
Planning Co-Existence
Aboriginal Issues in Forest and Land-Use Planning
Av Marc G. Stevenson, David C. Natcher
Häftad, 2010
599 kr
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For centuries Canada's Aboriginal peoples have sought to enter into treaties of peace and friendship with colonial settlers based on the principles of sharing and co-existence. However, the latter remains an elusive goal as the land use rights and interests of Canada's Aboriginal peoples have yet …
Role of Science in Environmental Impacts Assessment
Workshop Proceedings
Av E. Fred Roots, Andrew L. Hamilton m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
171 kr
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Anthropology of Community-Based Whaling in Greenland
A Collection of Papers Submitted to the International Whaling Commission
Av Marc G. Stevenson, Andrew Madsen m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
447 kr
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Greenland's Inuit have for generations depended upon the hunting and sharing of whales to fulfill their needs. Yet their ability to continue their tradition in an ecologically responsible and sustainable manner is threatened by those opposed to the killing of whales. Contributions deal with various …
