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HUMAN ECOLOGY
卷 46, 期 4, 页码 601-611出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-018-0014-y
关键词
Canadian Arctic; Ondatra zibethicus; Muskrat harvesting; Indigenous peoples; Gwich'in; Inuvialuit; Cultural keystone; Subarctic; Traditional ecological knowledge; Health; Wellbeing
资金
- W. Garfield Weston Foundation
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- University of Victoria
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- ArcticNet
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board Wildlife Studies Fund
- Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Studies Training Program
- Aurora Research Institute
Global socioeconomic and ecological changes strongly impact Indigenous communities by affecting food security, physical health, and overall wellbeing. Throughout the 1900s, residents of the Mackenzie Delta in Canada's western Arctic relied heavily on the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) for food, fur, and culture, but recent changes to ecological and economic conditions have altered the nature of this relationship. We investigated the role of muskrats in the cultural traditions and land-based livelihoods of the Gwich'in and Inuvialuit residents of the Mackenzie Delta through interviews and meetings with over 70 community members. Although the role of muskrats has changed over the last 100 years, muskrat harvesting continues to offer Delta residents a meaningful way to remain engaged in, perpetuate, and strengthen their cultural identity and land-based traditions among generations, and ultimately, to foster individual and community wellbeing.
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