Wildlife Management in Nunavik: Structures, Operations, and Perceptions Following the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Gombay, Nicole
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2019
• Subjects: Inuit; Indigenous; James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; Nunavik; wildlife management; land claims; subsistence; co-management; Autochtone; Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois; gestion de la faune; revendications territoriales; subsistance; cogestion; Baie James; Arctic; inuit; inuits; James Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/68287

Among the functions of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) was the establishment of a series of mechanisms to enable its Indigenous signatories to continue their subsistence practices. Central to these mechanisms were commitments to create a co-management regime for the area’s wildli...