AN ASSESSMENT OF COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN NORTHERN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

• Published in: Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes
• Main Author: NEWTON, JOHN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Aklavik; Attawapiskat
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00406.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1541-0064.1995.tb00406.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00406.x

Impressions of the north, its landscape, and people are drawn largely from public images, not personal experience, making misconceptions commonplace among non‐residents. The objective of this research is to improve our understanding of how communities cope with flood hazards through an assessment of...