Regions: Sahtu Settlement Area
Tags: social sciences, anthropology, dene culture, traditional knowledge, cultural sustainability, harvest
| Principal Investigator: | Allen, Wayne E. (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12543 |
| Organization: | University of California |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | C. Allen |
Objective(s): To assess the nature of the subsistence practices of the Dene people of Fort Good Hope; to determine the long-term sustainability of traditional harvesting practices.
Project Description: The researcher will conduct formal and informal interviews with the elders and community members of Fort Good Hope in order to collect data to test assumptions about the long-term sustainability of existing Dene harvest practices. Data will include resource distribution, land tenure and harvesting patterns, genealogies and traditional knowledge. The researcher has worked in consultation with the community to develop his research topic.
