Surveillance for Zoonotic Pathogens and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of Ringed Seals (nattiit) (Pusa hispida) in Frobisher Bay and Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Sudlovenick, Enooyaq, Simonee, James, Jones, Megan E.B., L'Hérault, Vincent, Hernández-Ortiz, Adrián, Jenkins, Emily, Parker, Sarah, Mavrot, Fabien, Schneider, Angie, Kutz, Susan, Saliki, Jeremiah T., Daoust, Pierre-Yves
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2023
• Subjects: Nunavut; Baffin Island; Canada; Frobisher Bay; Pond Inlet; Eclipse Sound; Arctic; Baffin; inuit; Iqaluit; Nattiq; Phoca groenlandica; Pusa hispida
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic78294; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/78294/57115

Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) (nattiq (s.), nattiit (pl.) [Inuktut]) provide an important food staple for Nunavummiut (Indigenous residents of Nunavut). We studied the health of nattiit harvested by hunters from Baffin Island, Nunavut, via Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and veterinary science. We conducted s...