Sami Reindeer Domestication Studies

My interest in the displacement of animals that play key roles in Indigenous food systems that resulting from habitat loss associated with climate change has led me to consider the potential for domestication and animal husbandry as a potential adaptive management strategy. The unique instance of reindeer herding by the Sámi people provides an important point of comparison for my research into Indigenous food sovereignty and climate change. This international collaboration will allow me to develop expertise within my specific focus in the consideration of potential applications of similar domestication strategies for the conservation of at risk species and improvment of Indigenous food security locally. The opportunity to collaborate with the Domestication in Action project led by Dr. Anna-Kaisa Salmi at the University of Oulu and access extensive literature available at the university library would be crucial to gaining an adequately in-depth understanding of this relatively obscure area of interest.

Faculty Supervisor:

Lisa Myers

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Partner:

University of Oulu

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

York University

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