The ecological knowledge of Belcher Island inuit : a traditional basis for contemporary wildlife co-management

• Main Author: Nakashima, D. J.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1991
• Subjects: Inuit > Nunavut > Belcher Islands; Eider > Nunavut; Wildlife management > Nunavut; Nunavut; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Belcher; Belcher Islands; Belcher Island; inuit; inuktitut; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=70305

This thesis focuses upon the traditional ecological knowledge of southeastern Hudson Bay Inuit. It provides a detailed assessment of Inuit use and knowledge of a single species, the Hudson Bay Eider (Somateria mollissima sedentaria). Data collected on Inuit classifications of animals reveal the high...