Occasional Publications Series
The Changing North
Imagine living through an arctic winter in shelter with no plumbing, not even an outhouse. For two months, the sun does not rise above the horizon, and the temperature locks in below minus fifty. This ...
Northern Eden
The IIED's 'Evaluating Eden' Project investigates and evaluates the environmental, social, and economic aspects of community-based wildlife management. Contributions provide some historical background ...
Securing Northern Futures
This conference highlighted information exchange and partnerships in research. Issues addressed: climate warming; contaminants; forestry; fisheries; petroleum and mineral extraction; wilderness allocation ...
Issues in the North
Health and healing; Aboriginal education and curriculum development; Economic, environmental, political, and cultural issues; and, Northern fisheries. Papers by: Gail Marchessault; John O'Neil, Brenda ...
Sacred Lands
Considers key concepts related to sacred spaces and presents diverse viewpoints on ways to understand the importance of land for Aboriginal people intent on preserving their holistic beliefs, values, ...
The Anthropology of Community-Based Whaling in Greenland
Greenland's Inuit have for generations depended upon the hunting and sharing of whales to fulfill their needs. Yet their ability to continue their tradition in an ecologically responsible and sustainable ...
Three Northern Wartime Projects
Describes three northern projects of WWII and the wartime environment that produced them. It reflects the inter-relatedness of the projects, while placing them within international, national, provincial, ...
Ecology and Conservation of Wolves in a Changing World
A compilation of highly sought-after research focusing on wolf management and recovery programs in North America. Reviews the status of wolves in Canada, the United States, Greenland, and the Trans-Himalayan ...
Human Ecology
Contributions deal with perspectives on wildlife management; northern nutrition and lifestyles; tourism and issues of sustainability; artists' perspectives of northern landscapes; facilitating community ...
Hunting the Largest Animals
Offers a perspective of northern native societies that have depended upon whaling for centuries. Alaskan and Western Canadian Arctic coastal residents have pursued these animals as sources of food and ...