Hunters at the margin : Native people and wildlife conservation in the Northwest Territories / John Sandlos ; foreword by Graeme Wynn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandlos, John, 1970-

Series:

Nature, history, society.

Nature, history, society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation--Northwest Territories--History--20th century.

Wildlife conservation.

Wildlife conservation--Government policy--Canada--History--20th century.

Subsistence hunting--Northwest Territories--History--20th century.

Subsistence hunting.

Big game hunting--Northwest Territories--History--20th century.

Big game hunting.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 333 p. : ill., maps, ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hunters at the Margin examines the conflict in the Northwest Territories between Native hunters and conservationists over three big game species: the wood bison, the muskox, and the caribou. John Sandlos argues that the introduction of game regulations, national parks, and game sanctuaries was central to the assertion of state authority over the traditional hunting cultures of the Dene and Inuit. His archival research undermines the assumption that conservationists were motivated solely by enlightened preservationism, revealing instead that commercial interests were integral to wildlife management in Canada.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Maps, Tables, Figures

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Bison

Making Space for Wood Bison

Control on the Range

Pastoral Dreams

Muskox

The Polar Ox

Caribou

La Foule! La Foule!

To Save the Wild Caribou

The Caribou Crisis

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Original version Ph.D. dissertation, York University.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-323) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-59360-9

9786612593604

0-7748-5588-6

OCLC:

76800416