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Conservation For Whom?: The Struggle For Indigenous Rights In Sagarmatha National Park, Jake Sivinski
Conservation For Whom?: The Struggle For Indigenous Rights In Sagarmatha National Park, Jake Sivinski
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Since its creation in 1976 Sagarmatha National Park has been the subject of a great deal of internal scrutiny by the regions indigenous Sherpa Inhabitants. Since their arrival in the Khumbu valley some four centuries ago, the Sherpa people have held a deep respect for their land and have practiced a highly organized and effective form of environmental stewardship which they refer to as Yul-Tim. At its core Yul-Tim relies on the authority of certain village members to make and enforce rules within the community: a practice that has been greatly undermined by creation of SNP. While SNP has had …