Inuit approaches to naming and distinguishing caribou: Considering language, place, and homeland toward improved co-management

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Ljubicic, G. (Gita), Okpakok, S. (Simon), Robertson, S. (Sean), Mearns, R. (Rebecca)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Caribou; Co-management; Gjoa haven (Uqsuqtuuq); Herd names; Homeland; Inuit knowledge; King William Island (Qikiqtaq); Kitikmeot; Kivalliq; Language; Nunavut; Place; King William Island; William Island; Gjoa Haven; Arctic; inuit; inuktitut
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/20977; https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4734

Qikiqtaq (King William Island), in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, has been largely overlooked in caribou research to date. Qikiqtaq is shown as blank, or as having uncertain status, in the majority of caribou herd range maps. However, our work with Inuit Elders and hunters in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven...