Regional variability in Mackenzie Inuit beluga whale use

• Published in: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
• Main Authors: Friesen, T. Max, Morrison, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2002
• Subjects: Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; inuit; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.610; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Foa.610; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/oa.610

Abstract Inuit of the Mackenzie Delta region, Northwest Territories, relied on a wide range of subsistence resources, however they are best known as the consummate hunters of beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ). This species represented a focal resource for the two regional groups centred on the...