Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic
Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are an integral part of many Arctic Indigenous cultures and contribute to food security for communities from Greenland, across northern Canada and Alaska to Chukotka, Russia. Although the harvesting and stewardship practices of Indigenous peoples vary among regi...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/5522 2023-05-15T14:41:26+02:00 Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic Breton-Honeyman, Kaitlin Huntington, Henry P. Basterfield, Mark Campbell, Kiyo Dicker, Jason Gray, Tom Jakobsen, Alfred E.R. Jean-Gagnon, Frankie Lee, David Laing, Rodd Loseto, Lisa McCarney, Paul Noksana Jr., John Palliser, Tommy Ruben, Lawrence Tartak, Clayton Townley, Joseph Zdor, Eduard 2021-11-22 text/html application/pdf application/epub+zip text/xml https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5522 https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5522 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5522/14088 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5522/14092 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5522/14091 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5522/14090 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5522 doi:10.33265/polar.v40.5522 Copyright (c) 2021 Kaitlin Breton-Honeyman, Henry P. Huntington, Mark Basterfield, Kiyo Campbell, Jason Dicker, Tom Gray, Alfred E.R. Jakobsen, Frankie Jean-Gagnon, David Lee, Rodd Laing, Lisa Loseto, Paul McCarney, John Noksana Jr., Tommy Palliser, Lawrence Ruben, Clayton Tartak, Joseph Townley, Eduard Zdor https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 CC-BY-NC Polar Research; Vol. 40 (2021): Special Cluster: Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas): knowledge from the wild, human care and TEK 1751-8369 marine mammals Arctic co-production of knowledge wildlife research and management Delphinapterus leucas info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5522 2023-01-04T23:49:34Z Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are an integral part of many Arctic Indigenous cultures and contribute to food security for communities from Greenland, across northern Canada and Alaska to Chukotka, Russia. Although the harvesting and stewardship practices of Indigenous peoples vary among regions and have shifted and adapted over time, central principles of respect for beluga and sharing of the harvest have remained steadfast. In addition to intra-community cooperation to harvest, process and use beluga whales, rapid environmental change in the Arctic has underscored the need for inter-regional communication as well as collaboration with scientists and managers to sustain beluga populations and their cultural and nutritional roles in Arctic communities. Our paper, written by the overlapping categories of researchers, hunters, and managers, first provides an overview of beluga hunting and collaborative research in seven regions of the Arctic (Greenland; Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada; Alaska; and Chukotka). Then we present a more detailed case study of collaboration, examining a recent research and management project that utilizes co-production of knowledge to address the conservation of a depleted population of beluga in Nunavik, Canada.We conclude that sustaining traditional values, establishing collaborative management efforts, the equitable inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge, and respectful and meaningful collaborations among hunters, researchers and managers are essential to sustaining healthy beluga populations and the peoples who live with and depend upon them in a time of rapid social and environmental change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Chukotka Delphinapterus leucas Greenland Inuvialuit Nunavut Polar Research Alaska Nunavik Polar Research (E-Journal) Arctic Nunavut Nunavik Canada Greenland Polar Research 40 |
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Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are an integral part of many Arctic Indigenous cultures and contribute to food security for communities from Greenland, across northern Canada and Alaska to Chukotka, Russia. Although the harvesting and stewardship practices of Indigenous peoples vary among regions and have shifted and adapted over time, central principles of respect for beluga and sharing of the harvest have remained steadfast. In addition to intra-community cooperation to harvest, process and use beluga whales, rapid environmental change in the Arctic has underscored the need for inter-regional communication as well as collaboration with scientists and managers to sustain beluga populations and their cultural and nutritional roles in Arctic communities. Our paper, written by the overlapping categories of researchers, hunters, and managers, first provides an overview of beluga hunting and collaborative research in seven regions of the Arctic (Greenland; Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada; Alaska; and Chukotka). Then we present a more detailed case study of collaboration, examining a recent research and management project that utilizes co-production of knowledge to address the conservation of a depleted population of beluga in Nunavik, Canada.We conclude that sustaining traditional values, establishing collaborative management efforts, the equitable inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge, and respectful and meaningful collaborations among hunters, researchers and managers are essential to sustaining healthy beluga populations and the peoples who live with and depend upon them in a time of rapid social and environmental change. |
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Breton-Honeyman, Kaitlin Huntington, Henry P. Basterfield, Mark Campbell, Kiyo Dicker, Jason Gray, Tom Jakobsen, Alfred E.R. Jean-Gagnon, Frankie Lee, David Laing, Rodd Loseto, Lisa McCarney, Paul Noksana Jr., John Palliser, Tommy Ruben, Lawrence Tartak, Clayton Townley, Joseph Zdor, Eduard |
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Breton-Honeyman, Kaitlin Huntington, Henry P. Basterfield, Mark Campbell, Kiyo Dicker, Jason Gray, Tom Jakobsen, Alfred E.R. Jean-Gagnon, Frankie Lee, David Laing, Rodd Loseto, Lisa McCarney, Paul Noksana Jr., John Palliser, Tommy Ruben, Lawrence Tartak, Clayton Townley, Joseph Zdor, Eduard |
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Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic |
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Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic |
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Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic |
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Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic |
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Beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among Indigenous peoples in the Arctic |
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beluga whale stewardship and collaborative research practices among indigenous peoples in the arctic |
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Polar Research; Vol. 40 (2021): Special Cluster: Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas): knowledge from the wild, human care and TEK 1751-8369 |
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Copyright (c) 2021 Kaitlin Breton-Honeyman, Henry P. Huntington, Mark Basterfield, Kiyo Campbell, Jason Dicker, Tom Gray, Alfred E.R. Jakobsen, Frankie Jean-Gagnon, David Lee, Rodd Laing, Lisa Loseto, Paul McCarney, John Noksana Jr., Tommy Palliser, Lawrence Ruben, Clayton Tartak, Joseph Townley, Eduard Zdor https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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