Tuktoyaktuk Hunters Perceptions of Changes that Impact Caribou and the Community, Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, 2008-2012

Data consists of 24 questionnaires with hunters. Data collected to understand local rules-in-use related to caribou harvesting, current practices of active hunters, harvester understandings of population change, health, and migration of the Porcupine caribou. Data collected to understand and contrib...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cindy Dickson, Council Of Yukon First Nations, Raila Salokangas, Dept. Of Resource Economics, Brenda Parlee, Department Of Resource Economics, Tuktoyaktuk Hunters And Trappers Commitee
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2016
Subjects:
Caribou
Hunting
Resource management strategies
Traditional Knowledge
Tuktoyaktuk
International Polar Year-Arctic Peoples, Culture, Resilience and Caribou
Arctic
International Polar Year
Inuvialuit
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/11461
https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=11461
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Summary:Data consists of 24 questionnaires with hunters. Data collected to understand local rules-in-use related to caribou harvesting, current practices of active hunters, harvester understandings of population change, health, and migration of the Porcupine caribou. Data collected to understand and contribute to Inuvialuit participation in caribou management. : Purpose: Northern Aboriginal peoples have reacted in diverse ways to changes that are impacting caribou and reports of caribou population decline. Tuktoyaktuk hunters were interviewed to find out their views about caribou health, population and traditional practices related to caribou hunting. Data collected to understand and contribute to Aboriginal participation in caribou management. : Summary: Not Applicable

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