Dinjik enjit nerrzhrii (we are hunting for moose): an evaluation of tribal co-management in the Yukon flats, interior Alaska
Gwich’in People of Interior Alaska have historically exercised self-governance in the Yukon Flats to protect traditional and customary use practices. A number of factors have challenged Gwich’in self-governance: land ownership in rural Alaska being under multiple jurisdictions, which has created com...
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fthumboldtsudc:oai:digitalcommons.humboldt.edu:etd-1240 2023-05-15T15:26:09+02:00 Dinjik enjit nerrzhrii (we are hunting for moose): an evaluation of tribal co-management in the Yukon flats, interior Alaska Britton, Kelda E 2018-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/231 https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1240&context=etd unknown Digital Commons @ Cal Poly Humboldt https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/231 https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1240&context=etd Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects co-management self-governance moose management traditional customary use Environmental Studies Other Sociology Place and Environment text 2018 fthumboldtsudc 2023-04-09T04:51:09Z Gwich’in People of Interior Alaska have historically exercised self-governance in the Yukon Flats to protect traditional and customary use practices. A number of factors have challenged Gwich’in self-governance: land ownership in rural Alaska being under multiple jurisdictions, which has created complicated parameters for management of fish and wildlife; and the legal history of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), which has created an arbitrary and fragmented management system. Despite these challenges, Alaska Native communities have been working to reassert their self-governance over important lands and resources. One example is the co-management arrangement between the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments (CATG) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Yukon Flats. CATG is a consortium of Gwich'in and Koyukon Athabascan tribes located throughout the Yukon Flats. CATG and the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge negotiated an Annual Funding Agreement (AFA) since 2004, performing activities related to moose management in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Interior Alaska. The Agreement provides for the CATG to perform certain programs, services, functions and activities for the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. This thesis aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the co-management arrangement between CATG and USFWS related to the management of moose in the Yukon Flats. Through my research, I illustrate the importance and need for a better system of communication and understanding of regulation for Alaska Native People and their environment. This research advances knowledge about co-management for natural resource managers and adds to the growing body of regional work to promote Indigenous knowledge practice and sustainable management. Methods utilized include semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and participant observation to understand attributes important to co-management success in the context of moose management in interior Alaska. Success is analyzed through ... Text Athabascan Gwich’in koyukon Alaska Yukon Digital Commons@Humboldt State University (HSU) Yukon |
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Gwich’in People of Interior Alaska have historically exercised self-governance in the Yukon Flats to protect traditional and customary use practices. A number of factors have challenged Gwich’in self-governance: land ownership in rural Alaska being under multiple jurisdictions, which has created complicated parameters for management of fish and wildlife; and the legal history of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), which has created an arbitrary and fragmented management system. Despite these challenges, Alaska Native communities have been working to reassert their self-governance over important lands and resources. One example is the co-management arrangement between the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments (CATG) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Yukon Flats. CATG is a consortium of Gwich'in and Koyukon Athabascan tribes located throughout the Yukon Flats. CATG and the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge negotiated an Annual Funding Agreement (AFA) since 2004, performing activities related to moose management in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Interior Alaska. The Agreement provides for the CATG to perform certain programs, services, functions and activities for the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. This thesis aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the co-management arrangement between CATG and USFWS related to the management of moose in the Yukon Flats. Through my research, I illustrate the importance and need for a better system of communication and understanding of regulation for Alaska Native People and their environment. This research advances knowledge about co-management for natural resource managers and adds to the growing body of regional work to promote Indigenous knowledge practice and sustainable management. Methods utilized include semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and participant observation to understand attributes important to co-management success in the context of moose management in interior Alaska. Success is analyzed through ... |
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Dinjik enjit nerrzhrii (we are hunting for moose): an evaluation of tribal co-management in the Yukon flats, interior Alaska |
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