A human geographical study of the hunting economy of Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, N.W.T.

• Main Author: Haller, Albert Arno, 1943-
• Other Authors: Foote, D.C. (Supervisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1967
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical Geography; Hunting Nunavut Baffin Island.; Baffin Island; Cumberland Sound; Nunavut; Baffin
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=119291

The hunting economy of Cumberland Sound is analyzed according to the spring, break-up and open water seasons. Physical, biological and cultural factors interact in different manners and degrees to produce seasonal variations in the miles travelled per hunt, the duration of the hunt, the catch per ma...