Natcher, David

Examines the social networks connected to the harvesting of wild food in the Little Red River Cree Nation.

Explores the interaction between subsistence and wage economies on a social, economic and political level.

Argues that applying the term may result in assumptions and policy interventions which cause more problems than they solve. Looks at issues in terms of relocation policy, wildlife management, and Indigenous identities.

Highlights the importance of considering cultural, political, and epistemological context by looking at the data in an interdisciplinary study of the role of fire in affecting the resilience of Alaska Native communities and the relationship between wildfire and human activity in the boreal forest of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

Looks at the the social, economic, and political interplay that takes place between subsistence and wage economies, sharing and reciprocity, and regulatory regimes that mediate harvesting and distribution of wildlife resources.

Outlines two projects that focused on establishing mechanisms to apply Aboriginal knowledge to industrial forest management by providing community training and involvement.

Explores whether fundamental differences exist between urban and rural vulnerability to climate-induced changes in the fire regime of interior Alaska.

Looks at the reintroduction of a Cowichan traditional fishing weir, how this reintroduction is complimentary to western fishery systems, and how it's symbolic of the continuing fight for Indigenous sovereignty.