Cultural landscapes, past and present, and the South Yukon ice patches

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 136-152

  Greer, Sheila ^a   Strand, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Champagne and Aishihik First Nations   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Caribou; Cultural landscapes; First nations; Heritage; History; Hunting; Intangible heritage; Land claims; Partnerships; Precontact land use; Self government; Social context; Subsistence; Tagish; Tlingit; Tutchone

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; HUNTING; ICE COVER; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND USE PLANNING; SELF GOVERNMENT; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUBSISTENCE; TERRITORY;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

MAMMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84862188384     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4189     Document Type: Article

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