A comparison of historical and contemporary Canadian and U.S. Native American policy.
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Protecting Forests, Enriching People
While rampant illegal logging takes place around them, two indigenous communities in Nicaragua have banned together to harvest wood in a sustainable manner and to act as a buffer for Nicaragua’s largest protected area. Indigenous people own and manage more than 54,000 acres adjoining the 1.8 million-acre Bosaws Reserve. With help from conservation groups, theyContinue reading “Protecting Forests, Enriching People”
Letters to the Editor
A Distorted Picture of Canadian Forests Alison Berry?s article about Canadian forest management (?Timber Tenures,? March 2005) takes a somewhat truncated view of the situation?giving us all of the good but none of the bad. There are some very large downsides to the timber lease and tenure structures, and those pitfalls have causedContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
Blackfeet Gathering
Blackfeet Gathering, an oil painting of teepees, illustrates private property among American Indians. It is available by auction.
Self-Determination –
A return to property rights and the rule of law would restore economic strength and stewardship to American Indian Economies.
American Indian Collectivism
The reservation system, instituted in the nineteenth century, destroyed the successful property rights systems of the past.
Indian Sovereignty –
Tribal sovereignty is an achievement, but just as important in enabling Indians to be entrepreneurial is recognizing the role of the individual.
A Modern Potlatch?
British Columbia could resolve its conflicts over salmon by an auction that resembles the ‘rivalry potlatches’ of the past.
Cows, Canoes, and Condos: Blending the Old West with the New
The American West’s relationship to natural resources has moved from extraction toward protection. But this shift has led to acrimony and gridlock.
Governing U.S. Fisheries with IFQs
A Summary Full Text PDF By Donald R. Leal More than one-fourth of the major U.S. fisheries are either overfished or are being fished unsustainably. Congress is getting ready to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the law governing our nation’s fisheries. Although some provisions are controversial, the authorization of individual fishing quotas (IFQs) is not. IFQsContinue reading “Governing U.S. Fisheries with IFQs”