scholarly journals "Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories" by John Sandlos. 2008. [book review]

2007 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy John
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Native People

Jobs, leisure and traditional pursuits: activities of native males in the Northwest Territories

Polar Record ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (155) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack C. Stabler
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Individual Preference ◽  
Complex Mixture ◽  
Native People ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
Traditional Sector ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Using Data

abstractActivity patterns of native people in the Northwest Territories include a complex mixture of employment in the modern economy, full-time or part-time engagement in traditional pursuits, and leisure. This study identifies characteristics of participants in each activity which assist in interpreting the allocation of time among employment in the modern economy, the pursuit of traditional activities, and leisure. Three hypotheses—traditionalist, modernist and culturalist — were identified from current literature and tested statistically, using data collected in interviews held with 11,164 NWT residents in 1984. The hypotheses were: (1) engagement in the traditional sector is preferred to holding a job in the modem economy; thus, wage employment primarily facilitates pursuit of traditional activities; (2) engagement in the modern economy is preferred; those unable to work in it turn to traditional activities, which are easier to enter; (3) the traditional sector is an arena in which a cultural heritage can be maintained, a preferred sustenance obtained, or where one can demonstrate his prowess apart from any material gain that might be realized. The data do not unequivocally support any of the hypotheses, but this study suggests an alternative approach to the interpretation of activity patterns, based upon an analysis of individual preference functions.

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