The impact of climate change on the well-being and lifestyle of a First Nation community in the western James Bay region

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 441-456

  Tam, Benita Y ^a   Gough, William A ^a   Edwards, Vicky ^b   Tsuji, Leonard J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Fort Albany First Nation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

animal behaviour; climate change; First Nations peoples; traditional environmental knowledge; winter roads

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LIFESTYLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CANADA; JAMES BAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84889099144     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2013.12033.x     Document Type: Article

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