Responding to Change in a Northern Aboriginal Community (Fort Resolution, NWT, Canada): Linking Social and Ecological Perspectives

• Main Author: Wesche, Sonia Darienne
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2009
• Subjects: Human Geography; Nature and Society Relations; Northwest Territories; Canada; Fort Resolution
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1084; https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2083&context=etd

Human and environmental systems in the circumpolar north are particularly affected by the Earth’s changing climate, thus acting as a bellwether for other parts of the globe. Rural indigenous communities are most visibly impacted due to their close relationship with the land. These challenges are com...