Moose hunting in Heart's Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Folklore Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-140) In rural Newfoundland in autumn, nothing, other than the commercial fishery, dominates the discussion among men as much as moose hunting. This activity has evolved from the subsist...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses4/76665 2023-05-15T17:23:33+02:00 Moose hunting in Heart's Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Warren, John Phillip. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folklore Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Trinity Bay--Heart's Content 2009 ix, 143 leaves : ill., maps Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/76665 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (18.91 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Warren_John.pdf a3243857 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/76665 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Communication in folklore--Newfoundland and Labrador--Heart's Content Heart's Content (N.L.)--Social life and customs Hunting--Folklore Moose hunting--Social aspects--Newfoundland and Labrador--Heart's Content Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2009 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:22:11Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Folklore Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-140) In rural Newfoundland in autumn, nothing, other than the commercial fishery, dominates the discussion among men as much as moose hunting. This activity has evolved from the subsistence hunting and fishing traditions of early settlers but remains a focus of sociability in the community and a major aspect in the social identity of men. -- Unlike most mainland North American sports hunting where ritual is a major feature, in Newfoundland ritual is minimal, moose hunting being motivated by social, traditional, and economic factors. Sharing is dominant in the pre-hunt, hunt, and post-hunt stages including the traditions of sharing personal experience narratives and sharing meat within the community. Traditions have become highly detailed and are demonstrated by a system of horizontal and vertical transmission including a unique tradition of adoptive transmission that presents parallels to the former fishing industry. New traditions are evolving with women increasingly becoming participants in a supporting role to provide more access to moose licences, contributing to demographic changes in hunting parties. Moose hunting has become a practical means of providing food which has developed a range of foodways involving moose meat for private and community consumption. -- Though new technologies are being utilized in moose hunting, all hunters in this study share a love for the outdoors and the continuation of traditions established by generations of fisherman-hunter forefathers. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Newfoundland Canada |
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Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Folklore Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-140) In rural Newfoundland in autumn, nothing, other than the commercial fishery, dominates the discussion among men as much as moose hunting. This activity has evolved from the subsistence hunting and fishing traditions of early settlers but remains a focus of sociability in the community and a major aspect in the social identity of men. -- Unlike most mainland North American sports hunting where ritual is a major feature, in Newfoundland ritual is minimal, moose hunting being motivated by social, traditional, and economic factors. Sharing is dominant in the pre-hunt, hunt, and post-hunt stages including the traditions of sharing personal experience narratives and sharing meat within the community. Traditions have become highly detailed and are demonstrated by a system of horizontal and vertical transmission including a unique tradition of adoptive transmission that presents parallels to the former fishing industry. New traditions are evolving with women increasingly becoming participants in a supporting role to provide more access to moose licences, contributing to demographic changes in hunting parties. Moose hunting has become a practical means of providing food which has developed a range of foodways involving moose meat for private and community consumption. -- Though new technologies are being utilized in moose hunting, all hunters in this study share a love for the outdoors and the continuation of traditions established by generations of fisherman-hunter forefathers. |
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