Nunatsiavut, ‘our beautiful land’: Inuit landscape ethnoecology in Labrador, Canada

• Published in: Botany
• Main Authors: Cuerrier, Alain, Clark, Courtenay, Dwyer-Samuel, Frédéric, Rapinski, Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Plant Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; River Bay; caribou; inuit; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2021-0112; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjb-2021-0112; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjb-2021-0112

For Inuit in the subarctic transition zone of northeastern Canada, an intimate knowledge of the environment and local biodiversity is crucial for successful traditional activities. This study examines what kinds of landscape features and habitats Inuit of Nunatsiavut recognize and name. During inter...