The Hiukitak School of Tuktu: Collecting Inuit Ecological Knowledge of Caribou and Calving Areas Through an Elder-Youth Camp
. this paper is the first formal report of the elder-youth camp recently held at the Hiukitak River near Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot region. I begin by providing a background on the methods used in developing the project, focusing on how the research and research team developed, and why the camp...
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1998
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64140 |
Summary: | . this paper is the first formal report of the elder-youth camp recently held at the Hiukitak River near Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot region. I begin by providing a background on the methods used in developing the project, focusing on how the research and research team developed, and why the camp became a key component of the methods. Next, I show how a camp can be a reliable, effective and fun way to record and communicate Inuit ecological knowledge (IEK). Throughout this section, I explore gender-related differences in expertise about caribou. . |
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