Principal Investigator:Wray, Kristine E J Licensed Year(s):2008
2007
Summary:
The objectives of this study are:
1)Investigate the scope and extent of Aboriginal knowledge networks concerning caribou; to what extent do harvesters draw upon local knowledge, traditional knowledge and/or scientific data generated by government and other sources to make their decisions about where, when and with whom to harvest?
2) Explore the extent to which traditional knowledge, generated...
Principal Investigator:Martin, Brad Licensed Year(s):
2007
2004 Summary:
The main objective of this historical research project is to examine how and why relations between indigenous groups and national park administrators in northern Canada and Alaska changed in the second half of the twentieth century. A secondary objective is to write a general history of national park establishment and management in these regions.
The researcher will travel to and from the resea...
Principal Investigator:Ris, Mats Licensed Year(s):
1994
Summary:
The purpose of this study is to understand how Inuvialuit traditional knowledge and hunting of marine mammals has influenced the way local and regional management strategies are built up. Secondly, the researcher will make a comparison with other forms of marine mammal harvesting in circumpolar regions. Such a comparison will make it easier to understand the nature of subsistence hunting in the n...