The Hiukitak School of Tuktu: Collecting Inuit Ecological Knowledge of Caribou and Calving Areas Through an Elder-Youth Camp

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Thorpe, Natasha L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Elders; Participatory action research; Traditional knowledge; Education; Tundra ecology; Outpost camps; Occupational training; Research personnel; Customs; Caribou; Gender differences; Culture (Anthropology); Inuit; Youth; Bathurst Inlet region; Nunavut; Bathurst Inlet; Hiukitak River; Arctic; inuit; Kitikmeot; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64140

. 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. .