Rangifer.net
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Rangifer.net: Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems
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Disclaimer: The material on this website is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
This project is an outgrowth of an International Workshop on The Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems: Coping with Threats to Environmental Security in Northern Landscapes organized by Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College and Arctic Centre and hosted by the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, 10-14 February 1999 (the website of the conference is available at http://www.rangifer.net/rangifer/conf/).
Caribou and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) play a crucial role in human habitation of the Arctic by providing food, shelter, and transportation. The animals are central to the cultures of many indigenous peoples, including the Chukchi, Cree, Dene, Even, Evenki, Gwich'in, Innu, Inuit, Metis, Nenets, Saami, Sakha (Yakut), Yukagir, and Yupiit. Changes in caribou and reindeer systems that may adversely impact these and other arctic residents include reductions in grazing land and resources as a result of large-scale development by mining and hydrocarbon industries, habitat alteration due to global warming and pollution, and shifts from subsistence hunting and herding to commercial herding. Fundamental changes in economic, political, and legal structures also affect indigenous peoples and their use of natural resources.The effects of these changes on caribou and reindeer systems and their relationship to indigenous peoples are potentially extreme, but have received little scientific study.
Contact
Administrative:
- Institute of Arctic Studies
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- Hanover NH
- United States 03755
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- 603 6461278
Registrant:
- Institute of Arctic Studies
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- Fairbanks AK
- United States 99775
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