Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésôåiné Monitoring of Caribou Movements
ABSTRACT. The Chipewyan Dene or Denésôåiné have long been dealing with variability in the movements of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Many generations ago, Denésôåiné hunters learned that by observing caribou at key water crossings during the fall migration, they could obtain critical in...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.484.9300 2023-05-15T14:19:45+02:00 Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésôåiné Monitoring of Caribou Movements Brenda Parlee Micheline Manseau Dene First Nation The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2004 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.484.9300 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic58-1-26.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.484.9300 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic58-1-26.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic58-1-26.pdf Key words caribou fall migration hunting harvesting monitoring traditional ecological knowledge Dene Denésôåiné text 2004 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T08:07:57Z ABSTRACT. The Chipewyan Dene or Denésôåiné have long been dealing with variability in the movements of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Many generations ago, Denésôåiné hunters learned that by observing caribou at key water crossings during the fall migration, they could obtain critical information about caribou health, population, and movement patterns. Systematic observation of these indicators by hunters strategically organized along the tree line enabled the Denésôåiné to adapt their harvesting practices, including the location of family camps, to maximize harvest success. While this system of observation was developed for traditional subsistence harvesting, its techniques could be usefully applied today to other natural resource management contexts. In particular, such monitoring might help us understand how new bifurcation points created by mineral resource development may be affecting the Bathurst caribou herd. As governments, communities, and academics search for ways to include traditional knowledge in decision making for resource management, this paper recognizes that the Denésôåiné and other indigenous peoples have their own systems of watching, listening, learning, understanding, and adapting to ecological change. Text Arctic Chipewyan Rangifer tarandus Unknown |
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ABSTRACT. The Chipewyan Dene or Denésôåiné have long been dealing with variability in the movements of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Many generations ago, Denésôåiné hunters learned that by observing caribou at key water crossings during the fall migration, they could obtain critical information about caribou health, population, and movement patterns. Systematic observation of these indicators by hunters strategically organized along the tree line enabled the Denésôåiné to adapt their harvesting practices, including the location of family camps, to maximize harvest success. While this system of observation was developed for traditional subsistence harvesting, its techniques could be usefully applied today to other natural resource management contexts. In particular, such monitoring might help us understand how new bifurcation points created by mineral resource development may be affecting the Bathurst caribou herd. As governments, communities, and academics search for ways to include traditional knowledge in decision making for resource management, this paper recognizes that the Denésôåiné and other indigenous peoples have their own systems of watching, listening, learning, understanding, and adapting to ecological change. |
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Using Traditional Knowledge to Adapt to Ecological Change: Denésôåiné Monitoring of Caribou Movements |
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