Raynald Harvey Lemelin
Biographic Data
| ID | 165034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raynald Harvey Lemelin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raynald Harvey |
| FAMILY NAME | Lemelin |
| SIGNATURE | LEMELIN R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lakehead University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5659-5240 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Enacting multispecies justice in urban leisure spaces: Reconnecting with wildlife in residential pollinator gardens
“Everything changed!” – the ramification of the Second World War on the Canadian North
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to retrace past developments that occurred in the Alaskan and Canadian North as of result of the Second World War and illustrate the ramifications of these events in the Canadian and American political landscapes as it pertains to warfare tourism. The paper also intends to initiate a discussion on how certain narratives pertaining to warfare tourism are promoted, while others are overlooked. Design/methodology…
Conceptualizing cultural sensitivity in tourism: A systematic literature review
This study contributes to the conceptualization of cultural sensitivity in tourism based on an analysis of tourism and social science literatures associated with Indigenous peoples in Canada. The study used a systematic literature review methodology, which consisted of thematically analysing 56 English language, tourism and social science journal articles. Findings indicate that while cultural sensitivity is rarely explicitly defined, several the…
Entomotourism: The Allure of the Arthropod
Wildlife tourism is often associated with charismatic megafauna in the public imagination (e.g., safaris, whale watching, bear viewing). Entomotourism (insect-focused tourism) typically is not on the radar, but each year thousands of peoples visit monarch butterfly congregations and glow worm caves, and participate in guided firefly outings. Elsewhere, millions of peoples visit butterfly pavilions, insectariums, and bee museums. Calculations of v…
Perceptions of Insects
A Personal Meaning of Insects Map ( pmim ) was administered to participants from eastern Canada and northeastern United States. In the four-phase inductive study, participant responses to insects were coded and analyzed. Responses were elicited prior to and after viewing an insect video. Responses regarding the most cited insects, negative and positive associations with insects, and suggested management and education strategies were examined. Par…
Human–Spider Entanglements: Understanding and Managing the Good, the Bad, and the Venomous
Considering the fear that spiders can generate in humans, examining human-spider interactions in urban settings may at first glance appear odd. However, human-spider interactions, which occur quite frequently in urban settings, do not necessarily have to be negative; they can, in some cases, foster respect and tolerance (sometimes through avoidance). When one considers how global transformations, invasive species, urbanization, and adaptation wil…
Human-Spider Entanglements: Understanding and Managing the Good, the Bad, and the Venomous
Considering the fear that spiders can generate in humans, examining human-spider interactions in urban settings may at first glance appear odd. However, human-spider interactions, which occur quite frequently in urban settings, do not necessarily have to be negative; they can, in some cases, foster respect and tolerance (sometimes through avoidance). When one considers how global transformations, invasive species, urbanization, and adaptation wil…
Newfoundland
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRaynald Harvey LemelinDr Raynald Harvey Lemelin is a professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Canada. Dr Lemelin has published two articles and one book chapter on the management of battlefields from contemporary perspectives
Tangible and intangible indicators of successful aboriginal tourism initiatives: A case study of two successful aboriginal tourism lodges in Northern Canada
G reat expectations: Examining the designation effect of marine protected areas in coastal Arctic and sub‐ A rctic communities in Canada
Marine protected area (MPA) proponents suggest that local communities can benefit from the designation effect that ensues from the creation of protected areas. Few studies, however, have examined the designation effect of MPAs. In order to illustrate the existing and potential designation effect of MPA establishment in Northern Canada, case studies and exploratory research instruments consisting of the following indicators—(i) International Union…
Last Chance Tourism: Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World
The Lakehead Manifesto: Principles for Research and Development in the North
Developing Community Capacities through Scenario Planning for Natural Resource Management: A Case Study of Polar Bears
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were listed as a threatened species in Ontario in 2009 as a precautionary measure based on the expectation that their sea ice habitat will decline. The authors studied the Swampy Cree community at Fort Severn, which traditionally harvests this species, to assess community adaptive and governance capacities and designed and discussed four future scenarios regarding potential uses and management strategies for polar be…
To bee or not to bee: Whether ‘tis nobler to revere or to revile those six-legged creatures during one’s leisure
By incorporating the concept of speciesism into a multi-disciplinary critical approach to animal–human studies in leisure, I provide an overview of anthropomorphism and entomophobia and suggest how these concepts limit our understanding of human–insect encounters. The concentric circles of leisure illustrate how human–insect encounters in rural and urban areas are often influenced by our senses, spatial cues, socio-cultural forces and our perceiv…
Developing a polar bear co-management strategy in Ontario through the indigenous stewardship model
On 27 January 2011, the Fort Severn Cree nation presented its perspectives on the management of wabusk (Cree term for polar bear meaning the great wandering one) or polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) to the international community. The following article provides an overview of the events that have transpired since the Conférence internationale mondes polaires held in Paris, France, on 26–28 January 2011. It begins by discussing the current state of t…
A dialogue and reflection on photohistory: Engaging indigenous communities in research through visual analysis
Attempts at capturing observations and concerns of change in the Canadian north (sub-Arctic, Arctic) have been mostly conducted through interviews and focus groups spearheaded by researchers. Indeed, images depicting change in the north, when utilized at all, are mostly used to confirm and illustrate the findings derived from researchers. Rarely are local depictions of change used in these interpretations. The purpose of this Notes from the field…
Résilience, appartenance et tourisme à Nain, Nunatsiavut
Dans le cadre de notre projet de recherche sur la vulnérabilité et la résilience du tourisme dans l'Arctique, nous avons évalué les interactions entre le changement climatique et le tourisme dans les communautés de l'Arctique canadien. Dans cet article, nous nous intéressons à la capacité d'adaptation en présentant les résultats d'entrevues menées à Nain au Nunatsiavut, dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Alors que de nombreux résidents …
A capital assets framework for appraising and building capacity for tourism development in aboriginal protected area gateway communities
Moving From Research On, to Research With and for Indigenous Communities: A critical reflection on community‐based participatory research
Research projects conducted on Indigenous communities have largely been developed within a dominant Western research paradigm that values the researcher as knowledge holder and the community members as passive subjects. The consequences of such research have been marginalizing for Indigenous people globally, leading to calls for the decolonization of research through the development of Indigenous research paradigms. Based on a reflexive analysis …
Northern exposure: Opportunities and challenges for tourism development in Torngat Mountains National Park, Labrador, Canada
Torngat Mountains National Park (TMNP) is Canada's newest national park, and was established in 2005. The development of the park has mirrored a change in mandate for the agency that manages it, Parks Canada. Since 2005 Parks Canada has sought to focus on ‘proactively facilitate[ing] opportunities for meaningful and memorable visitor experiences’, complimentary to maintaining the protection of ecological integrity and providing education (Parks C…
It's Not Just About Bears: A Problem-Solving Workshop on Aboriginal Peoples, Polar Bears, and Human Dignity
Throughout the Arctic, the conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus), based on the goals and principles of the 1973 International Agreement
Information Complexity as a Constraint to Public Involvement in Sustainable Forest Management
This study explores the importance of information complexity and how it constrains interactive public involvement in forest management planning in Ontario, Canada. Our data was collected using five approaches: (a) content analysis of independent forest audits from 57 public forest units; (b) content analysis of self evaluated reports of effectiveness by 35 of 40 forest stakeholder advisory committees; (c) face to face interviews with 15 current a…
Exploring the Acceptability of Spatial Simulation Models of Outdoor Recreation for Use by Participants in Public Participation Processes
The use of spatial simulation models in public participation processes through multiple facilitated group sessions is explored in northern Ontario, Canada. Participants evaluated the acceptability of an agent-based model of recreational fishing while working through hypothetical management scenarios. Four main concepts are linked to acceptability: credibility, comprehensiveness, comprehension, and utility. These concepts were generally consistent…
Wabusk of the Omushkegouk: Cree-Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Interactions in Northern Ontario
Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation, by Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard
Moving From Research On, to Research With and for Indigenous Communities: A critical reflection on community‐based participatory research
Research projects conducted on Indigenous communities have largely been developed within a dominant Western research paradigm that values the researcher as knowledge holder and the community members as passive subjects. The consequences of such research have been marginalizing for Indigenous people globally, leading to calls for the decolonization of research through the development of Indigenous research paradigms. Based on a reflexive analysis …
A capital assets framework for appraising and building capacity for tourism development in aboriginal protected area gateway communities
Appreciative Inquiry and Rural Tourism: A Case Study from Canada
Many Canadian, resource-based communities are facing an economic crisis and often turn to tourism for economic diversification and some recent trends in the growth of tourism employment in Canada's rural areas suggest that such choices are well founded. Despite positive growth indicators, rural tourism is criticized for several reasons, including issues with employment, ownership and lack of understanding of the industry. Although much has been w…
Conceptualizing cultural sensitivity in tourism: A systematic literature review
This study contributes to the conceptualization of cultural sensitivity in tourism based on an analysis of tourism and social science literatures associated with Indigenous peoples in Canada. The study used a systematic literature review methodology, which consisted of thematically analysing 56 English language, tourism and social science journal articles. Findings indicate that while cultural sensitivity is rarely explicitly defined, several the…
Developing Community Capacities through Scenario Planning for Natural Resource Management: A Case Study of Polar Bears
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were listed as a threatened species in Ontario in 2009 as a precautionary measure based on the expectation that their sea ice habitat will decline. The authors studied the Swampy Cree community at Fort Severn, which traditionally harvests this species, to assess community adaptive and governance capacities and designed and discussed four future scenarios regarding potential uses and management strategies for polar be…
To bee or not to bee: Whether ‘tis nobler to revere or to revile those six-legged creatures during one’s leisure
By incorporating the concept of speciesism into a multi-disciplinary critical approach to animal–human studies in leisure, I provide an overview of anthropomorphism and entomophobia and suggest how these concepts limit our understanding of human–insect encounters. The concentric circles of leisure illustrate how human–insect encounters in rural and urban areas are often influenced by our senses, spatial cues, socio-cultural forces and our perceiv…
Northern exposure: Opportunities and challenges for tourism development in Torngat Mountains National Park, Labrador, Canada
Torngat Mountains National Park (TMNP) is Canada's newest national park, and was established in 2005. The development of the park has mirrored a change in mandate for the agency that manages it, Parks Canada. Since 2005 Parks Canada has sought to focus on ‘proactively facilitate[ing] opportunities for meaningful and memorable visitor experiences’, complimentary to maintaining the protection of ecological integrity and providing education (Parks C…
Wabusk of the Omushkegouk: Cree-Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Interactions in Northern Ontario
Tangible and intangible indicators of successful aboriginal tourism initiatives: A case study of two successful aboriginal tourism lodges in Northern Canada
A dialogue and reflection on photohistory: Engaging indigenous communities in research through visual analysis
Attempts at capturing observations and concerns of change in the Canadian north (sub-Arctic, Arctic) have been mostly conducted through interviews and focus groups spearheaded by researchers. Indeed, images depicting change in the north, when utilized at all, are mostly used to confirm and illustrate the findings derived from researchers. Rarely are local depictions of change used in these interpretations. The purpose of this Notes from the field…
Entomotourism: The Allure of the Arthropod
Wildlife tourism is often associated with charismatic megafauna in the public imagination (e.g., safaris, whale watching, bear viewing). Entomotourism (insect-focused tourism) typically is not on the radar, but each year thousands of peoples visit monarch butterfly congregations and glow worm caves, and participate in guided firefly outings. Elsewhere, millions of peoples visit butterfly pavilions, insectariums, and bee museums. Calculations of v…
Developing a polar bear co-management strategy in Ontario through the indigenous stewardship model
On 27 January 2011, the Fort Severn Cree nation presented its perspectives on the management of wabusk (Cree term for polar bear meaning the great wandering one) or polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) to the international community. The following article provides an overview of the events that have transpired since the Conférence internationale mondes polaires held in Paris, France, on 26–28 January 2011. It begins by discussing the current state of t…
Résilience, appartenance et tourisme à Nain, Nunatsiavut
Dans le cadre de notre projet de recherche sur la vulnérabilité et la résilience du tourisme dans l'Arctique, nous avons évalué les interactions entre le changement climatique et le tourisme dans les communautés de l'Arctique canadien. Dans cet article, nous nous intéressons à la capacité d'adaptation en présentant les résultats d'entrevues menées à Nain au Nunatsiavut, dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Alors que de nombreux résidents …
Information Complexity as a Constraint to Public Involvement in Sustainable Forest Management
This study explores the importance of information complexity and how it constrains interactive public involvement in forest management planning in Ontario, Canada. Our data was collected using five approaches: (a) content analysis of independent forest audits from 57 public forest units; (b) content analysis of self evaluated reports of effectiveness by 35 of 40 forest stakeholder advisory committees; (c) face to face interviews with 15 current a…
Managing Forest Road Access on Public Lands: A Conceptual Model of Conflict
Conflicts around the provision, maintenance, and removal of forest road access abound in resource management. These conflicts arise since road access benefits some people while negatively affecting others. Through qualitative interviews with key stakeholders from two northern Ontario, Canada, communities, we examined issues around road access. Conflict emerged as the core category from the interviews, with conflicts primarily arising between tour…
Doubting Thomases and the Cougar: The Perceptions of Puma Management in Northern Ontario, Canada
The purpose of this discussion is to provide a better understanding of the conflicting perceptions regarding cougar (Puma concolor) management in northern Ontario, Canada. Despite two alleged puma attacks, numerous cougar sightings throughout the region and the recent confirmation of the puma's existence in Ontario through DNA analysis, the existence of these animals in the north-east of Canada and the USA remains largely contentious. Findings de…
Wildlife Tourism at the Edge of Chaos: Complex Interactions Between Humans and Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba
Gazing upon Nanuk, the polar bear: The social and visual dimensions of the wildlife gaze in Churchill, Manitoba
The importance of photography to the ‘wildlife gaze’ should come as no surprise since photography is an integral component in the observation of wildlife tourism. Also essential to the experience, yet often overlooked, is the social dynamics of tourism. Fourteen interviews were conducted with eighteen polar bear viewers visiting two protected areas near Churchill Manitoba, Canada. Three main themes emerged from these interviews relating to the ch…
Perceptions of Polar Bear Tourists: A Qualitative Analysis
A number of themes and concepts emerged from 18 interviews conducted with polar bear tourists visiting the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, near Churchill, Manitoba. This article focuses on themes relating to environmental dimensions of polar bear tourism. These include environmental concerns, rationalization of wildlife tourism, and perceptions of environmental impacts. By focusing on the human dimensions of wildlife tourism in protected area…
Tourism and the Consumption of Wildlife: Hunting, Shooting, and Sport Fishing
Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation, by Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard
Voices from the Margins: The Muskekowuck Athinuwick/Cree People of Northern Ontario and the Management of Wabusk /Polar Bear
Of special concern to the Muskekowuck Athinuwick/Cree People of northern Ontario are the Western Hudson Bay and the Southern Hudson Bay polar bear populations (the two located in Wnipekw, or Hudson and James bays), which the Cree comanage along with other stakeholders (i.e., Manitoba, Nunavut, Quebec, and other indigenous people with aboriginal and treaty rights). The co-management discussions among indigenous people with aboriginal and treaty ri…
Managing Forest Road Access on Public Lands: A Conceptual Model of Conflict
Conflicts around the provision, maintenance, and removal of forest road access abound in resource management. These conflicts arise since road access benefits some people while negatively affecting others. Through qualitative interviews with key stakeholders from two northern Ontario, Canada, communities, we examined issues around road access. Conflict emerged as the core category from the interviews, with conflicts primarily arising between tour…
Appreciative Inquiry and Rural Tourism: A Case Study from Canada
Many Canadian, resource-based communities are facing an economic crisis and often turn to tourism for economic diversification and some recent trends in the growth of tourism employment in Canada's rural areas suggest that such choices are well founded. Despite positive growth indicators, rural tourism is criticized for several reasons, including issues with employment, ownership and lack of understanding of the industry. Although much has been w…
Doubting Thomases and the Cougar: The Perceptions of Puma Management in Northern Ontario, Canada
The purpose of this discussion is to provide a better understanding of the conflicting perceptions regarding cougar (Puma concolor) management in northern Ontario, Canada. Despite two alleged puma attacks, numerous cougar sightings throughout the region and the recent confirmation of the puma's existence in Ontario through DNA analysis, the existence of these animals in the north-east of Canada and the USA remains largely contentious. Findings de…
It's Not Just About Bears: A Problem-Solving Workshop on Aboriginal Peoples, Polar Bears, and Human Dignity
Throughout the Arctic, the conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus), based on the goals and principles of the 1973 International Agreement
Information Complexity as a Constraint to Public Involvement in Sustainable Forest Management
This study explores the importance of information complexity and how it constrains interactive public involvement in forest management planning in Ontario, Canada. Our data was collected using five approaches: (a) content analysis of independent forest audits from 57 public forest units; (b) content analysis of self evaluated reports of effectiveness by 35 of 40 forest stakeholder advisory committees; (c) face to face interviews with 15 current a…
Exploring the Acceptability of Spatial Simulation Models of Outdoor Recreation for Use by Participants in Public Participation Processes
The use of spatial simulation models in public participation processes through multiple facilitated group sessions is explored in northern Ontario, Canada. Participants evaluated the acceptability of an agent-based model of recreational fishing while working through hypothetical management scenarios. Four main concepts are linked to acceptability: credibility, comprehensiveness, comprehension, and utility. These concepts were generally consistent…
Wabusk of the Omushkegouk: Cree-Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Interactions in Northern Ontario
Northern exposure: Opportunities and challenges for tourism development in Torngat Mountains National Park, Labrador, Canada
Torngat Mountains National Park (TMNP) is Canada's newest national park, and was established in 2005. The development of the park has mirrored a change in mandate for the agency that manages it, Parks Canada. Since 2005 Parks Canada has sought to focus on ‘proactively facilitate[ing] opportunities for meaningful and memorable visitor experiences’, complimentary to maintaining the protection of ecological integrity and providing education (Parks C…
A capital assets framework for appraising and building capacity for tourism development in aboriginal protected area gateway communities
Moving From Research On, to Research With and for Indigenous Communities: A critical reflection on community‐based participatory research
Research projects conducted on Indigenous communities have largely been developed within a dominant Western research paradigm that values the researcher as knowledge holder and the community members as passive subjects. The consequences of such research have been marginalizing for Indigenous people globally, leading to calls for the decolonization of research through the development of Indigenous research paradigms. Based on a reflexive analysis …
Last Chance Tourism: Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World
The Lakehead Manifesto: Principles for Research and Development in the North
Developing Community Capacities through Scenario Planning for Natural Resource Management: A Case Study of Polar Bears
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were listed as a threatened species in Ontario in 2009 as a precautionary measure based on the expectation that their sea ice habitat will decline. The authors studied the Swampy Cree community at Fort Severn, which traditionally harvests this species, to assess community adaptive and governance capacities and designed and discussed four future scenarios regarding potential uses and management strategies for polar be…
To bee or not to bee: Whether ‘tis nobler to revere or to revile those six-legged creatures during one’s leisure
By incorporating the concept of speciesism into a multi-disciplinary critical approach to animal–human studies in leisure, I provide an overview of anthropomorphism and entomophobia and suggest how these concepts limit our understanding of human–insect encounters. The concentric circles of leisure illustrate how human–insect encounters in rural and urban areas are often influenced by our senses, spatial cues, socio-cultural forces and our perceiv…
Developing a polar bear co-management strategy in Ontario through the indigenous stewardship model
On 27 January 2011, the Fort Severn Cree nation presented its perspectives on the management of wabusk (Cree term for polar bear meaning the great wandering one) or polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) to the international community. The following article provides an overview of the events that have transpired since the Conférence internationale mondes polaires held in Paris, France, on 26–28 January 2011. It begins by discussing the current state of t…
A dialogue and reflection on photohistory: Engaging indigenous communities in research through visual analysis
Attempts at capturing observations and concerns of change in the Canadian north (sub-Arctic, Arctic) have been mostly conducted through interviews and focus groups spearheaded by researchers. Indeed, images depicting change in the north, when utilized at all, are mostly used to confirm and illustrate the findings derived from researchers. Rarely are local depictions of change used in these interpretations. The purpose of this Notes from the field…
Résilience, appartenance et tourisme à Nain, Nunatsiavut
Dans le cadre de notre projet de recherche sur la vulnérabilité et la résilience du tourisme dans l'Arctique, nous avons évalué les interactions entre le changement climatique et le tourisme dans les communautés de l'Arctique canadien. Dans cet article, nous nous intéressons à la capacité d'adaptation en présentant les résultats d'entrevues menées à Nain au Nunatsiavut, dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Alors que de nombreux résidents …
G reat expectations: Examining the designation effect of marine protected areas in coastal Arctic and sub‐ A rctic communities in Canada
Marine protected area (MPA) proponents suggest that local communities can benefit from the designation effect that ensues from the creation of protected areas. Few studies, however, have examined the designation effect of MPAs. In order to illustrate the existing and potential designation effect of MPA establishment in Northern Canada, case studies and exploratory research instruments consisting of the following indicators—(i) International Union…
Human–Spider Entanglements: Understanding and Managing the Good, the Bad, and the Venomous
Considering the fear that spiders can generate in humans, examining human-spider interactions in urban settings may at first glance appear odd. However, human-spider interactions, which occur quite frequently in urban settings, do not necessarily have to be negative; they can, in some cases, foster respect and tolerance (sometimes through avoidance). When one considers how global transformations, invasive species, urbanization, and adaptation wil…
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