Local environmental knowledge, talk, and skepticism: Using 'LES' to distinguish 'LEK' from 'LET' in Newfoundland

Human Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 749-760

  Palmer, Craig T ^a   Wadley, Reed L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropological methodology; Local environ mental knowledge; Local environmental skepticism; Local environmental talk

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; PERCEPTION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VILLAGE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35649026299     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-006-9108-z     Document Type: Article

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