Native Americans and ranchers (rural Nevada)

Presenters

Karletta Chief, Desert Research Institute
Ahmad Safi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Zhongwei Liu, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
William J. Smith, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Location

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building Ballroom

Start Date

2-2-2010 11:35 AM

End Date

2-2-2010 11:45 AM

Description

31 PowerPoint slides Convener: William Smith, UNLV Session 3: Policy, Decision Making, and Outreach Abstract: -Survey: Socioeconomic characteristics, cc perceptions, and relations with nature. -IRB approved work generated in new cc lab. -Packages: 4 pg back-to-back survey, holiday card with local pic, hand-signed personalized letter and a self-add. pre-paid return env. -A list of almost all Nevada ranchers and farmers 1893) were collected from a partner academic institution. -Packages sent on Dec. 29, 2009 -Till now we have approximately 300 (16%) returned surveys and 2 returned packages because of changing career

Keywords

Agriculture – Environmental aspects; Farmers – Attitudes; Nevada; Paiute Indians – Attitudes; Ranchers – Attitudes; Shoshoni Indians – Attitudes; Sustainability; Washoe Indians – Attitudes

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Regional Sociology | Rural Sociology | Sociology