A necessary voice: Climate change and lived experiences of youth in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 360-371

  Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna ^a,c   Harper, Sherilee L ^b,c   Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee ^a,c   Edge, Victoria L ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Climate change; Community based research; Environmental change; Indigenous peoples; Inuit; Nunatsiavut; Youth

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CULTURAL CHANGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER;

CANADA; LOUISIANA; RIGOLETS PASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872620024     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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