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In this article we tell the story of a Wabanaki sagamore who travelled from the Presumpscot River (in present-day Maine, United States) to Boston in 1739 to protest the damming of the river that he "belongs to," and on which his people depended for sustenance. In this account of the first documented dam protest in New England, we explore the notion of belonging and the social and ecological reciprocity embedded in that concept. Working with multiple disciplinary approaches, combining history and ecology within an Indigenous studies framework, we demonstrate that the reciprocal relationships and associated responsibilities between indigenous peoples and their environments are the very foundation of indigenous traditional ecological knowledge (ITEK). We show the complicated process through which Wabanaki communities sought to bring English settlers into this worldview and the conflicts that arose when colonists failed to engage in social and ecological reciprocity. Finally, we consider the implications of this local example within a contemporary, global context, drawing attention to the recently adopted United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In telling this story, we hope to learn from the past and look to a future where reciprocal and responsible relationships between and amongst communities and our environments are realized.

International audience ; Although scholars have thoroughly explored theories and practices of formal and informal governance for oceans, most of the research has concentrated on interactions among individuals, or organizations within a sector. The emerging literature from management science argues that meta-organizations, organizations which members are themselves organizations, and especially cross-sectoral meta-organizations, may be a critical concept for scientists, public decision makers, managers, local communities and other actors in ocean governance. A meta-organization's main attributes (i.e., bringing together different formal organizations, consensus-based decision making process, little to no hierarchy, diversity of membership, information-production and collective capacity building and self-regulation mechanisms) can foster critically necessary collaborative behaviors among competitors and across sectors. Here we review key concepts regarding meta-organizations, study six examples of meta-organizations in marine systems, and outline how these advances in management and policy could foster cooperation rather than competition within and among sectors in ocean governance. Meta-organization thinking therefore can help us understand, but also frame and encourage, cross-sectoral collective actions that are solutions-oriented.

Objective: This exploratory qualitative study examined factors contributing to expressive father role negotiation, salience, and commitment in a sample of nonresidential African American fathers (n = 18). Method: Two focus groups were conducted between 2000 and 2001 in a Midwestern city to understand factors that strengthen and diminish bonds between nonresidential African American fathers and their sons. Results: Results indicate that nonresidential fathers deepened their expressive role commitment by reflecting on socioemotional voids in their paternal relationships and negotiating role strains produced as they weighed giving time versus giving money. Conclusions: Findings support the need to foster expressive role commitment among nonresidential African American fathers as a strategy for enhancing child involvement. Social work research, interventions, and practice implications are discussed.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of African American nonresident fathers who engaged in parental monitoring and to assess the relationship between engaging in monitoring and race-related socialization with their preadolescent sons on their psychological well-being. We also examined the moderating influences of demographic factors on the effects of a parenting skills intervention for fathers. Methods: Data from the Fathers and Sons Program were used to examine the parenting behaviors and psychological well-being of 287 nonresident African American fathers of 8- to 12-year-old boys. Results: Fathers who were younger, had more education, engaged in race-related socialization, and were less depressed monitored their sons more. Parental monitoring explained additional variance in depressive symptoms, while race socialization was important for understanding personal mastery among fathers in unanticipated ways. Older fathers increased their race socialization behaviors most in the parenting skills intervention, while all fathers enhanced their monitoring ability. Applications: The findings suggest the significance of involving nonresident African American fathers more fully in their children's lives as a way to not only protect their children but also improve men's emotional well-being. The applications of our findings for social work and public health practice are discussed.