Alpine ice patches and Shúhtagot'ine land use in the Mackenzie and Selwyn mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 22-42

  Andrews, Thomas D ^a   MacKay, Glen ^a   Andrew, Leon ^b   Stephenson, Wendy ^c   Barker, Amy ^a   Alix, Claire ^d   the Shuhtagot'ine Elders of Tulita ^e  

^a Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre   (Canada)

^b Greyrock Consulting Services ^*  (Canada)

^c Greyrock Consulting Services   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^e Tulita Dene Band   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeological ethnography; Collaboration; Ice patch; Interdisciplinarity; Mountain dene; Northwest territories; Science camps; Sh htagot'ine; Traditional knowledge; Traditional land use

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ETHNIC GROUP; FIELDWORK; HOLOCENE; HUNTER-GATHERER; HUNTING; ICE COVER; MOUNTAIN REGION; PLATEAU; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VALLEY GLACIER;

CANADA; MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SELWYN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84862215677     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4183     Document Type: Article

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