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Hunting for Justice: An Indigenous Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

Hunting for Justice: An Indigenous Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation Hunting for Justice An Indigenous Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation Lauren Eichler and David Baumeister ABSTRACT: Within the mainstream environmental movement, regulated hunting is commonly defended as a tool for preserving and managing populations of wild ani- mals for future generations. We argue that this justifi cation, encapsulated in the seven principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, perpetuates settler colonialism—an institutional and theoretical apparatus that systemically eliminates Indigenous peoples, expropriates Indigenous lands, and disqualifi es Indigenous world- views—insofar as it manifests an anthropocentric ideology that objectifi es hunted animals as “natural resources” to be extracted. Because this ideology is antithetical to Indigenous views, its imposition through hunting regulation interrupts Indigenous lifeways, contributing to the destruction of Indigenous identity. KEYWORDS: environmental justice, hunting, Indigenous identity, Native American, nonhuman animals, North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, settler colonialism Th e North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (hereaft er NAM) is an umbrella term for a set of conservation policies and principles that has in recent decades become the prevailing doctrine within US and Canadian wildlife protection and management agencies. According to a 2012 technical review published by the Wildlife Society and the Boone and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Society Berghahn Books

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2150-6779
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10.3167/ares.2018.090106
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Hunting for Justice An Indigenous Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation Lauren Eichler and David Baumeister ABSTRACT: Within the mainstream environmental movement, regulated hunting is commonly defended as a tool for preserving and managing populations of wild ani- mals for future generations. We argue that this justifi cation, encapsulated in the seven principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, perpetuates settler colonialism—an institutional and theoretical apparatus that systemically eliminates Indigenous peoples, expropriates Indigenous lands, and disqualifi es Indigenous world- views—insofar as it manifests an anthropocentric ideology that objectifi es hunted animals as “natural resources” to be extracted. Because this ideology is antithetical to Indigenous views, its imposition through hunting regulation interrupts Indigenous lifeways, contributing to the destruction of Indigenous identity. KEYWORDS: environmental justice, hunting, Indigenous identity, Native American, nonhuman animals, North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, settler colonialism Th e North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (hereaft er NAM) is an umbrella term for a set of conservation policies and principles that has in recent decades become the prevailing doctrine within US and Canadian wildlife protection and management agencies. According to a 2012 technical review published by the Wildlife Society and the Boone and

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Environment and Society – Berghahn Books

Published: Sep 1, 2018

Keywords: environmental justice;hunting;Indigenous identity;Native American;nonhuman animals;North American Model of Wildlife Conservation;settler colonialism

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