Success and failure of reindeer herding in Greenland
Cuyler, Christine (1999) Success and failure of reindeer herding in Greenland. Rangifer Report (3). pp. 81-92.
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Abstract
Animal husbandry is a recent innovation in Greenland, specifically reindeer husbandry is less than 50 years old. Reindeer husbandry was first introduced to mid-west Greenland and later in southern Greenland. The Greenland hunter tradition and culture is, however, dominant in many communities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Article based on a lecture at the Nordic Conference on Reindeer Research, Kautokeino 13-15 March 1998 published by the Nordic Council for Reindeer Research (NOR) in Rangifer Report No. 3, 1999: 81-92. Use of the article is allowed by the publisher, provided adequate references. |
| Keywords: | reindeer husbandry, Greenland, rangifer tarandus |
| Topics: | Human & Natural Environment > Natural Resources > Herding Indigenous & Local Communities > Sustainable Development > Herding |
| Groups: | International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry |
| ID Code: | 440 |
| Deposited: | 25 June 2009 |
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