Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N. W.T.

ABSTRACT. The relationship between Inuit and polar bear (Ursus mritimus Phipps) is examined. The emphasis is placed on cultural aspects of In-uit polar bear hunting. A single hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T., is described and comparisons are made to Inuit polar bear hunting behaviour in the Clyde Rive...

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Main Author: George Wenzel
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Mots elks
chasse
culture Inuit
ours blanc
Resolute Bay
Baffin Island
Clyde River
Arctic
Baffin
inuit
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.494.529
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic36-1-90.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. The relationship between Inuit and polar bear (Ursus mritimus Phipps) is examined. The emphasis is placed on cultural aspects of In-uit polar bear hunting. A single hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T., is described and comparisons are made to Inuit polar bear hunting behaviour in the Clyde River area of Baffin Island. Key words: hunting, Inuit culture, polar bear, Resolute Bay RESUMk. L’article explore les liens entre les Inuit et I’ours blah (Ursus mritimus Phipps), en se penchant en particulier sur les traits culturels de la chasse inuit B I’ours blanc. Une chasse prks de Resolute Bay, aux T. N.-O., est dtcrite et ses particularitts sont compar&s h celles d’une chasse semblable dans la r6gion de la rivibre Clyde sur 1’71e Baffin.

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