Science Meets Traditional Knowledge: Water and Climate in the Sahtu (Great Bear Lake) Region, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Woo, Ming-Ko, Modeste, Paul, Martz, Lawrence, Blondin, Joe, Kotchtubajda, Bob, Tutcho, Dolphus, Gyakum, John, Takazo, Alphonse, Spence, Chris, Tutcho, Johnny, di Cenzo, Peter, Kenny, George, Stone, John, Neyelle, Israel, Baptiste, George, Modeste, Morris, Kenny, Bruce, Modeste, Walter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: weather and climate; water resources; atmospheric science; hydrology; traditional knowledge; northern environment; Deline; Great Bear Lake; temps et climat; ressources hydrologiques; science de l’atmosphère; hydrologie; connaissances traditionnelles; environnement nordique; Grand lac de l’Ours; Northwest Territories; Canada; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63325

In July 2005, several scientists from the Mackenzie GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment) Study, known as MAGS, met with aboriginal people in Deline on the shore of Great Bear Lake to exchange information on climate and water in the region. Topics discussed pertained directly to the north...