Signaling theory provides an opportunity to integrate an interactive theory of symbolic
communication and social benefit with materialist theories of individual strategic action and …

Indigenous participation in land-based practices such as hunting, fishing, ceremony, and
land care has a long history. In recent years, researchers and policy makers have advocated …

From ethnographies of hunting to sophisticated harvesting and ecological research, human-
animal interaction has been a long-standing primary focus of research on Canadian Inuit …

Sharing adds a paradox to the question of transfer and value: Why do people share what
they value even though they cannot count on a return? This contribution breaks with the …

The Arctic environment, including sea ice, is changing. The impacts of these changes to Inuit
and Iñupiat ways of life vary from place to place, yet there are common themes as well. The …

The establishment of moral relativism does not exhaust anthropological comparisons of how
people strive for a good life. In this article I suggest that comparative research into ethical …

Raja Ampat, Indonesia, possesses the greatest diversity of corals and reef fishes on the
planet. The area is a priority for marine conservation for the provincial government, local …

Money has been portrayed by major theorists as an agent of individualism, an instrument of
freedom, a currency that removes personal values attached to things, and a generator of …

Social cohesion has emerged as a powerfulhybrid concept used by academics and
policyanalysts. Academics use the concept tounderline the social and economic failings …

This article explores the complex social, economic, and political interplay that takes place
between subsistence and wage economies, sharing and reciprocity, and regulatory regimes …