“We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
This paper reports on interviews conducted during June and July 2015 to document ecological knowledge of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. Beluga whales are not a traditionally available or important species for Ulukhaktomiut, but they have appeared in incre...
Published in: | Arctic Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 https://doaj.org/article/a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 2023-05-15T14:23:42+02:00 “We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada Peter Collings Tristan Pearce Joseph Kann 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 https://doaj.org/article/a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2017-0030 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 Arctic Science, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 223-241 (2018) qualitative data analysis traditional ecological knowledge inuit qaujimajatuqangit beluga whales Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 2022-12-31T12:52:37Z This paper reports on interviews conducted during June and July 2015 to document ecological knowledge of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. Beluga whales are not a traditionally available or important species for Ulukhaktomiut, but they have appeared in increasing numbers in the waters around the community, and hunters have actively pursued and taken them. We conducted interviews in English with 31 Inuit about their beluga knowledge. A Key Words in Context (KWIC) analysis of the word “know” in the narratives reveals different conceptions of what it means to know something about whales. “Know” variously references practical skill, concern and empathy for others, or the developing awareness of one’s place in the world. Each of these meanings is coded uniquely in Inuinnaqtun, providing insights about the important differences between researchers and Inuit in how “ecological knowledge” is understood and activated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas inuinnaqtun inuit Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok ENVELOPE(-117.772,-117.772,70.736,70.736) Arctic Science |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English French |
topic |
qualitative data analysis traditional ecological knowledge inuit qaujimajatuqangit beluga whales Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
spellingShingle |
qualitative data analysis traditional ecological knowledge inuit qaujimajatuqangit beluga whales Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 Peter Collings Tristan Pearce Joseph Kann “We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
topic_facet |
qualitative data analysis traditional ecological knowledge inuit qaujimajatuqangit beluga whales Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
description |
This paper reports on interviews conducted during June and July 2015 to document ecological knowledge of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. Beluga whales are not a traditionally available or important species for Ulukhaktomiut, but they have appeared in increasing numbers in the waters around the community, and hunters have actively pursued and taken them. We conducted interviews in English with 31 Inuit about their beluga knowledge. A Key Words in Context (KWIC) analysis of the word “know” in the narratives reveals different conceptions of what it means to know something about whales. “Know” variously references practical skill, concern and empathy for others, or the developing awareness of one’s place in the world. Each of these meanings is coded uniquely in Inuinnaqtun, providing insights about the important differences between researchers and Inuit in how “ecological knowledge” is understood and activated. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Peter Collings Tristan Pearce Joseph Kann |
author_facet |
Peter Collings Tristan Pearce Joseph Kann |
author_sort |
Peter Collings |
title |
“We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
title_short |
“We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
title_full |
“We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
title_fullStr |
“We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
title_full_unstemmed |
“We don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
title_sort |
“we don’t know anything about whales”: ecological knowledge and ways of knowing in ulukhaktok, northwest territories, canada |
publisher |
Canadian Science Publishing |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 https://doaj.org/article/a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-117.772,-117.772,70.736,70.736) |
geographic |
Canada Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok |
geographic_facet |
Canada Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok |
genre |
Arctic Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas inuinnaqtun inuit Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok |
genre_facet |
Arctic Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas inuinnaqtun inuit Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok |
op_source |
Arctic Science, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 223-241 (2018) |
op_relation |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2017-0030 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/a760f17e9b814e32b3e5908298ee8ee7 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0030 |
container_title |
Arctic Science |
_version_ |
1766296185657622528 |