Co-managed research: Non-Indigenous thoughts on an Indigenous toponymy project in northern British Columbia

Journal of Cultural Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-86

  Heikkilä, Karen ^a   Fondahl, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; co managed research; collaborative research; Indigenous; methodology; toponymy

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PLACE NAME; RESEARCH WORK; TERRITORIALITY; TOPONYMY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84858250275     PISSN: 08873631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873631.2012.646891     Document Type: Article

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