Inuit Approaches to Naming and Distinguishing Caribou: Considering Language, Place, and Homeland toward Improved Co-management

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Ljubicic, Gita, Okpakok, Simon, Robertson, Sean, Mearns, Rebecca
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2018
• Subjects: Gjoa Haven; King William Island; Nunavut; William Island; Arctic; inuit; inuktitut; Kitikmeot; Kivalliq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4734; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/67772/51668

Qikiqtaq (King William Island), in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, has been largely overlooked in caribou research to date. Qikiqtaq is shown as blank, or as having uncertain status, in the majority of caribou herd range maps.Qikiqtaq (King William Island), in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, has b...