The Persistence of Aboriginal Land Use: Fish and Wildlife Harvest Areas in the Hudson and James Bay Lowland, Ontario

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Berkes, F., Hughes, A., George, P.J., Preston, R.J., Cummins, B.D., Turner, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1995
• Subjects: Cree Indians; Fishing; Hunting; Indian reserves; Land use; Regional planning; Social surveys; Subsistence; Hudson Bay region; Ontario; Moose Factory; Moosonee; Attawapiskat; Kashechewan; Fort Albany; Fort Severn; Peawanuck; James Bay region; Baie d'Hudson; Baie James; Baie-d'Hudson; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Indian; Arctic; Cree indians; First Nations; Premières Nations; Subarctic; subarctique*; James Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64282

The question of the extent and importance of contemporary aboriginal land use in the Canadian North remains controversial, despite more than 20 studies undertaken since the mid-1970s to document Native land claims and to assess impacts of development projects. In planning a community and regional de...