Inuit knowledge and observations of changes in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and implications for subsistence livelihoods in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Other Authors: Smart, Jessica (Author), Pearce, Tristan (Thesis advisor), Wilson, Gary (Chair), Fondahl, Gail (Committee member), Gallagher, Colin (Committee member), Furgal, Christopher (Committee member), University of Northern British Columbia Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2021
• Subjects: Arctic char fishing; Arctic char fishing. > Ulukhaktok (Inuit community); Natural resources > Management; Climatic changes; Climatic changes. > Ulukhaktok (Inuit community); Aquatic resources conservation; Aquatic resources conservation. > Ulukhaktok (Inuit community); Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Ulukhaktok; inuit; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A59209; https://doi.org/10.24124/2021/59209

This thesis documents and examines recent changes observed in anadromous Arctic char (Iqalukpik) (Salvelinus alpinus) in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada, including how these changes are being experienced and responded to by community members. Ulukhaktomiut identified a need to document the...