Cultural landscapes and ethnographic cartographies: Scandinavian-American and American Indian knowledge of the land

摘要: Abstract Recent ethnographic studies have provided a basis from which federal land managers can identify and protect cultural landscapes. We combined the use of geographic information systems with traditional ethnography to collect, analyze, present data descriptive spatially large complex Through brief discussion two recent landscape involving American Indians in southern Nevada Scandinavian-American folk fishers Isle Royale, MI, we approach management that promotes cooperative decision-making, co-management, partnerships. Relevant methods are suggested for collecting analyzing aids decision-making.