When the Caribou Do Not Come
Author | : Brenda Parlee |
Publisher | : University of British Columbia Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 0774831189 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780774831185 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Download or read book When the Caribou Do Not Come written by Brenda Parlee and published by University of British Columbia Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1990s, headlines about declining caribou populations grabbed international attention. Were caribou the canary in the coal mine for climate change, or did declining numbers reflect overharvesting or failed attempts at scientific wildlife management? Grounded in community-based research in northern Canada, a region in the forefront of co-management efforts, these collected stories and essays bring to the fore the insights of the Inuvialuit, Gwich'in, and SahtĂș, people for whom caribou stewardship has been a way of life for centuries. Ultimately, this powerful book drives home the important role that Indigenous knowledge must play in understanding, and coping with, our changing Arctic ecosystems.