Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology
This thesis looks at how the Cree people of Wemindji, James Bay, Québec, understand and live with ecological complexity and dynamism. The focus is on the interplay between variability, change, and continuity in the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) hunt. Looking at Cree goose-hunting in the light of...
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ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:MWU.anitoba.ca/dspace#1993/3019 2023-05-15T15:46:18+02:00 Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology Peloquin, Claude Berkes, Fikret (Natural Resources Institute) Trott, Christopher G. (Native Studies) Manseau, Micheline (Natural Resources Institute) Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Natural Resources Institute) 2008-02-04T16:14:41Z 4648655 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3019 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3019 Environment Cree James Bay Canada goose Subsistence hunting Indigenous 2008 ftcanadathes 2013-11-23T21:30:57Z This thesis looks at how the Cree people of Wemindji, James Bay, Québec, understand and live with ecological complexity and dynamism. The focus is on the interplay between variability, change, and continuity in the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) hunt. Looking at Cree goose-hunting in the light of cultural ecology and resilience thinking, the research suggests that Cree hunters are attentive and responsive to ecological fluctuations, fine-tuning local arrangements to local environmental conditions. Ecological variability and unpredictability, such as weather, goose population dynamics and migration patterns, are mediated by local management strategies in which goose hunting areas shift in space and time. However, whereas these strategies are still practiced nowadays, they are (to some extent) overwhelmed by changes occurring at larger scales. Some of these are related to climate change and anthropogenic disturbances; others are related to social-cultural changes that influence resource-use patterns. I discuss how these different drivers interact among themselves and impact the goose-hunt, and how the Wemindji Cree respond to these changes. May 2008 Other/Unknown Material Branta canadensis Canada Goose Wemindji James Bay Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Canada Wemindji ENVELOPE(-78.816,-78.816,53.000,53.000) |
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This thesis looks at how the Cree people of Wemindji, James Bay, Québec, understand and live with ecological complexity and dynamism. The focus is on the interplay between variability, change, and continuity in the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) hunt. Looking at Cree goose-hunting in the light of cultural ecology and resilience thinking, the research suggests that Cree hunters are attentive and responsive to ecological fluctuations, fine-tuning local arrangements to local environmental conditions. Ecological variability and unpredictability, such as weather, goose population dynamics and migration patterns, are mediated by local management strategies in which goose hunting areas shift in space and time. However, whereas these strategies are still practiced nowadays, they are (to some extent) overwhelmed by changes occurring at larger scales. Some of these are related to climate change and anthropogenic disturbances; others are related to social-cultural changes that influence resource-use patterns. I discuss how these different drivers interact among themselves and impact the goose-hunt, and how the Wemindji Cree respond to these changes. May 2008 |
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Berkes, Fikret (Natural Resources Institute) Trott, Christopher G. (Native Studies) Manseau, Micheline (Natural Resources Institute) Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Natural Resources Institute) |
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Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology |
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Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology |
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Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology |
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Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology |
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Variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from James Bay Cree cultural ecology |
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variability, change and continuity in social-ecological systems: insights from james bay cree cultural ecology |
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