Valuing traditional activities in the northern native economy : the case of Old Crow, Yukon Territory ...

• Main Author: Murphy, Sheilagh C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 1986
• Subjects: Yukon; Kutchin; Old Crow
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0097087; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0097087

The purpose of the research is to develop a widely acceptable and more holistic method for valuing traditional activities in a northern native community. It does this by extending contemporary valuation methods to include native categories and perceptions of natural resources, both past and present. The community of Old Crow, Yukon Territory is used as the field site because it is a relatively stable community, closely linked to the land, and one for which historical material is available. Any assessment of a contemporary native community, its people, and their relationships to the land and its bounty would not be complete without an examination of their history. Thus, the thesis recounts the history of the Kutchin Indians of Old Crow. By reviewing past situations, traditions and cultural beliefs, the present day place of the land and its resources in the lives of the Old Crow people is revealed. Contemporary valuation methods are defined as those which emphasize valuing resources numerically using a ...