Wildlife Harvesting and Sustainable Regional Native Economy in the Hudson and James Bay Lowland, Ontario

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Berkes, F., George, P.J., Preston, R.J., Hughes, A., Turner, J., Cummins, B.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Berries; Cree Indians; Economic conditions; Fishing; Food; Hunting; Traditional knowledge; Social surveys; Subsistence; Sustainable economic development; Trapping; Wood fuel; James Bay region; Ontario; Hudson Bay region; Moose Factory; Fort Severn; Moosonee; Fort Albany; Kashechewan; Attawapiskat; Peawanuck; Baie d'Hudson; Baie James; Baie-d'Hudson; Blanche; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Arctic; Bernache du Canada; Canada Goose; Cree indians; Subarctic; subarctique*; Cris; James Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64363

To assist the Omushkego Cree in planning a community and regional economic development strategy that takes into account the traditional economy, we developed appropriate methodologies to investigate the quantitative importance and economic value of hunting and fishing for the Mushkegowuk region, Hud...