Caribou Conservation Guided, Enacted, and Embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit
The fields of environmental and wildlife conservation are working to increase the complexity of their approaches to knowledge in the face of increasing conservation precarity and recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Epistemic plurality, the focus of many strategies and initiatives, ackno...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:1880/118790 2024-09-15T18:15:03+00:00 Caribou Conservation Guided, Enacted, and Embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit Hanke, Andrea Kutz, Susan Adams, Cindy Henderson, Rita Blue, Gwendolyn Leclerc, Lisa-Marie Wilson, Warren Snook, Jamie Dumond, Amanda 2024-05-13 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118790 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46387 en eng Graduate Studies University of Calgary Hanke, A. (2024). Caribou conservation guided, enacted, and embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118790 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46387 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Indigenous Knowledge Rangifer Caribou Traditional Knowledge Inuit Knowledge Thematic analysis Co-management Community-based research Epistemic pluralism Veterinary Science Native American Studies Forestry and Wildlife Ecology Psychology--Cognitive doctoral thesis 2024 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46387 2024-07-30T23:46:17Z The fields of environmental and wildlife conservation are working to increase the complexity of their approaches to knowledge in the face of increasing conservation precarity and recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Epistemic plurality, the focus of many strategies and initiatives, acknowledges the validity and value of multiple ways of knowing, recognizing that a more holistic understanding may be reached by drawing from multiple ways of knowing. In the central Canadian Arctic, Inuinnait share a rich cultural history as a distinct collective of Inuit, including their connection to the Killinikmiut Tuktuit. This herd, also known as the “Dolphin and Union” (DU) caribou herd or Island caribou, is a unique ecotype of caribou who characteristically summers on Victoria Island (Killinik), winters on the adjacent mainland, and crosses the adjoining sea ice during their fall and spring migrations. Conservation of this herd occurs under co-management and must incorporate multiple ways of knowing to make the best decisions for the caribou, the people, and the land. In this thesis, I sought to support the co-management partners for the Killinikmiut Tuktuit by advancing our collaborative understanding of the status and trends of the Killinikmiut Tuktuit with Inuinnait Knowledge and how Inuinnait Knowledge around the Killinikmiut Tuktuit is situated. Through a series of interviews with Inuinnait in Kugluktuk, Ekaluktutiak, and Ulukhaktok, I documented information on Inuinnait systems of knowing caribou, their expected variations, and their combined strengths. This information provides insight into how Inuinnait knowledge must be treated and respected when considered in management decisions. I also documented information on caribou systems, their expected variations, and their current adaptations. This information addresses knowledge gaps in the Killinikmiut Tuktuit management plan and has already supported important conservation decisions. This thesis provides important examples in the processes of negotiations ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis inuit Kugluktuk Sea ice Ulukhaktok Victoria Island PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository |
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The fields of environmental and wildlife conservation are working to increase the complexity of their approaches to knowledge in the face of increasing conservation precarity and recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Epistemic plurality, the focus of many strategies and initiatives, acknowledges the validity and value of multiple ways of knowing, recognizing that a more holistic understanding may be reached by drawing from multiple ways of knowing. In the central Canadian Arctic, Inuinnait share a rich cultural history as a distinct collective of Inuit, including their connection to the Killinikmiut Tuktuit. This herd, also known as the “Dolphin and Union” (DU) caribou herd or Island caribou, is a unique ecotype of caribou who characteristically summers on Victoria Island (Killinik), winters on the adjacent mainland, and crosses the adjoining sea ice during their fall and spring migrations. Conservation of this herd occurs under co-management and must incorporate multiple ways of knowing to make the best decisions for the caribou, the people, and the land. In this thesis, I sought to support the co-management partners for the Killinikmiut Tuktuit by advancing our collaborative understanding of the status and trends of the Killinikmiut Tuktuit with Inuinnait Knowledge and how Inuinnait Knowledge around the Killinikmiut Tuktuit is situated. Through a series of interviews with Inuinnait in Kugluktuk, Ekaluktutiak, and Ulukhaktok, I documented information on Inuinnait systems of knowing caribou, their expected variations, and their combined strengths. This information provides insight into how Inuinnait knowledge must be treated and respected when considered in management decisions. I also documented information on caribou systems, their expected variations, and their current adaptations. This information addresses knowledge gaps in the Killinikmiut Tuktuit management plan and has already supported important conservation decisions. This thesis provides important examples in the processes of negotiations ... |
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Caribou Conservation Guided, Enacted, and Embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit |
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Caribou Conservation Guided, Enacted, and Embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit |
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Caribou Conservation Guided, Enacted, and Embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit |
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Hanke, A. (2024). Caribou conservation guided, enacted, and embodied by Inuinnait and the Killinikmiut Tuktuit (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118790 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46387 |
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University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. |
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