Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada

• Main Authors: Steelandt, Stéphanie, Bhiry, Najat, Marguerie, Dominique, Desbiens, Caroline, Napartuk, Minnie, Desrosiers, Pierre M.
• Other Authors: Centre d'études nordiques et Département de Géographie, Université Laval Québec (ULaval), Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, Histoire (CReAAH), Le Mans Université (UM)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2013
• Subjects: demo; info; Akulivik; Arctic; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Inukjuak; Ivujivik; Nunavik; The Beaches; Umiujaq; Arctique*; inuit; inuktitut; Subarctic; subarctique*; James Bay
• Online Access: https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01511310

International audience Driftwood and shrubs are the primary wood resources available in most areas of coastal Nunavik. Today, they are mainly used as fuel for campfires, but historically they were very important for the ancestors of present-day Inuit. This article documents Inuit traditionalknowledg...