
Colin H. Scott
Associate Professor,McGill University
Anthropology
E-mail: colin.scott@mcgill.ca
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EducationPh.D. McGill University 1983. ResearchOne of my major research interests has been the way that social metaphors of respect, reciprocity and communication among hunting, fishing and gathering peoples serve as paradigms for environmental knowledge. How do indigenous cosmologies shape and conjoin the ethical and instrumental aspects of social practice for livelihood and resource management, and how are they reciprocally shaped by this experience? A second major interest has been the land and sea tenure and resource management arrangements that are both the context for, and the product of, ecological knowledge. I have pursued these interests among coastal James Bay Cree of northern Quebec since 1976, and among Torres Strait Islanders in northern Queensland since 1996. My research in both regions tracks the evolution of indigenous land and sea rights, as state governments, metropolitan developers and indigenous peoples make competing claims for ownership and jurisdiction. I also examine the bearing of ethnological notions of cultural identity, tradition, continuity and change on the discursive restructuring of rights.QCBS studentsKatherine ScottPh.D. Previous students (since 2009)Peter Rudiak-GouldPostdoctoral fellow Janelle BakerPh.D. Geneviève DionnePh.D. Jessica DolanPh.D. Camilo GomezPh.D. Eulalio GuiebPh.D. Annie LalancettePh.D. Olivier LarocquePh.D. David LessardPh.D. Paulina Lezama NuñezPh.D. Karen MacAllisterPh.D. Stephen MoikoPh.D. Sarah Carmen MoritzPh.D. Wren NasrPh.D. Pierre-Alexandre PaquetPh.D. Katherine SinclairPh.D. Annick ThomassinPh.D. Magdalena Garcia PerezM.Sc. Matthew KristjanssonM.Sc. Involvement within the QCBSPublications28- On nation-to-nation partnership and the never-ending business of treaty-making: Reflections on the experience of the crees of eeyou istchee (Eastern James Bay) Scott C H , 2020 Anthropologica (Date Added: 2021-02-02) 27- Is There a Distinct Quebec Media Subsystem in Canada? Evidence of Ideological and Political Orientations among Canadian News Media Organizations Thibault S , Bastien F , Gosselin T , Brin C , Scott C , 2020 Canadian Journal of Political Science (Date Added: 2020-12-30) 26- Introduction: From beavers to land: Building on past debates to unpack the contemporary entanglements of algonquian family hunting territories Chaplier M , Scott C , 2018 Anthropologica (Date Added: 2018-11-07) 25- Family territories, community territories: Balancing rights and responsibilities through time Scott C , 2018 Anthropologica (Date Added: 2018-11-07) 24- The Endurance of Relational Ontology: Encounters between Eeyouch and Sport Hunters Scott, C 2017 Entangled Territorialities: Negotiating Indigenous Lands in Australia and Canada (Date Added: 2017-07-08) 23- The role of digital data entry in participatory environmental monitoring Brammer, JR, Brunet, ND, Burton, AC, Cuerrier, A, Danielsen, F, Dewan, K, Herrmann, TM, Jackson, M, Kennett, R, Larocque, G, Mulrennan, M, Pratihast, AK, Saint-Arnaud, M, Scott, C, Humphries, MM 2016 Conservation Biology (Date Added: 2016-07-05) 22- Ontology and Ethics in Cree Hunting: animism, totemism and practical knowledge Scott, C 2013 The Handbook of Contemporary Animism (Date Added: 2016-08-16) 21- Le partage des ressources au Québec: perspectives et stratégies autochtones Scott, C 2013 Les Autochtones et le Québec: Des premiers contacts au Plan Nord (Date Added: 2016-08-16) 20- Revamping community-based conservation through participatory research Mulrennan, ME, Mark, R, Scott, CH 2012 The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien (Date Added: 2012-06-13) 19- The Politics of Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Assessment: James Bay Crees and Hydro-Electric Projects Nasr, W, Scott, C 2010 Cultural Autonomy: Frictions and Connections. (Date Added: 2011-11-14) 18- Reconfiguring Mare Nullius: Torres Strait Islanders, Indigenous Sea Rights, and the Divergence of Domestic and International Norms Scott, C, Mulrennan, M 2010 Indigenous peoples and autonomy : insights for a global age (Date Added: 2011-08-03) 17- Bear Metaphor: Spirit, Ethics and Ecology in Wemindji Cree Hunting Scott, C 2007 Nature des esprits dans les cosmologies autochtones / Nature of Spirits in Aboriginal Cosmologies (Date Added: 2011-11-14) 16- Spirit and practical knowledge in the person of the bear among Wemindji Cree hunters Scott, C 2006 Ethnos (Date Added: 2012-01-11) 15- Co-management—An Attainable Partnership? Two Cases from James Bay, Northern Quebec and Torres Strait, Northern Queensland Mulrennan, ME, Scott, CH 2005 Anthropologica (Date Added: 2011-11-16) 14-Frontières et territoires: mode de tenure des terres des Cris de l’Est dans la région frontalière Québec/Ontario – II – Reconstruction et renouveau Scott, C, Morrison, J 2005 Recherches Amérindiennes au Québec ( Date Added: 2011-11-14) 13- Co-management and the Politics of Aboriginal Consent to Resource Development: the Agreement Concerning a New Relationship between Le Gouvernement du Québec and the Crees of Quebec Scott, C 2005 Canada: The State of the Federation, 2003 Reconfiguring Aboriginal-State Relations (Date Added: 2011-11-14) 12-Our Feet are on the Land, but our Hands are in the Sea:' Knowing and Caring for Marine Territory at Erub, Torres Strait Scott, C 2004 Woven Histories, Dancing Lives: Torres Strait Islander Identity, Culture and History ( Date Added: 2011-11-14) 11-Frontières et territoires : mode de tenure des terres des Cris de l’Est dans la région frontalière Québec/Ontario – I – Crise et effondrement Scott, C, Morrison, J 2004 Propriété, territorialité et identité politique, special issue, Recherches Amérindiennes au Québec ( Date Added: 2011-11-14) 10- Conflicts between Cree Hunting and Sport Hunting: Co-management Decision-making at James Bay Scott, C, Webber, J 2001 Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador (Date Added: 2011-11-14) 9-Aboriginal Rights and Interests in Canadian Northern Seas Mulrennan, M, Scott, C 2001 Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador ( Date Added: 2011-11-14) 8-Indigenous Rights and Control of the Sea in Torres Strait Mulrennan, M, Scott, C 2001 Indigenous Law Bulletin 5(5) ( Date Added: 2011-11-14) 7-Aboriginal autonomy and development in northern Quebec and Labrador Scott, C( 2001 ( Date Added: 2011-09-08) 6-Mare Nullius: Indigenous Rights in Saltwater Environments Mulrennan, M, Scott, C 2000 Development and Change 31(3) ( Date Added: 2011-11-16) 5- Mare nullius: Indigenous rights in saltwater environments Mulrennan, ME, Scott, CH 2000 Development and Change (Date Added: 2011-04-14) 4-Land and Sea Tenure at Erub, Torres Strait: Property, Sovereignty and the Adjudication of Cultural Continuity Scott, C, Mulrennan, M 1999 Oceania ( Date Added: 2011-11-16) 3-Canada Geese: Joint Management on the Mid-Atlantic Flyway Scott, C, Mulrennan, M 1998 A Casebook of Environmental Issues in Canada ( Date Added: 2011-11-16) 2-Great Whale: Lessons from a Power Struggle Mulrennan, M, Scott, C 1998 A Casebook of Environmental Issues in Canada ( Date Added: 2011-11-16) 1-Science for the West, Myth for the Rest? The Case of James Bay Cree Knowledge Construction Scott, C 1996 Naked science: anthropological inquiry into boundaries, power, and knowledge ( Date Added: 2011-09-08) In the mediaPlan Nord poses questions about land ownership Nunatsiaq (Rogers, Sarah) 2012-02-15 Listen to the natives for better moose monitoring Phys.org 2010-02-17 Listen to the natives for better moose monitoring e! Science News 2010-02-17 |