The Tuktu and Nogak Project: Inuit Knowledge about Caribou and Calving Areas in the Bathurst Inlet Region

. Traditional ecological knowledge is central to Inuit culture in general, and to the sustainable management of lands, resources, and wildlife in particular. Since lifestyles in the Bathurst Inlet region are changing at the same time that elders are passing on and taking their wisdom with them, effo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Thorpe, Natasha L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1997
Subjects:
Animal distribution
Animal reproduction
Biology
Caribou
Elders
Expeditions
Traditional knowledge
Intercultural education
Inuit
Research
Wildlife management
Bathurst Inlet region
Nunavut
Bathurst Inlet
Arctic
caribou
inuit
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64177
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Summary:. Traditional ecological knowledge is central to Inuit culture in general, and to the sustainable management of lands, resources, and wildlife in particular. Since lifestyles in the Bathurst Inlet region are changing at the same time that elders are passing on and taking their wisdom with them, efforts to document this knowledge are critical. Mineral exploration and the potential for mine development, along with other land use issues, further compound this imperative. For these reasons, a two-year study entitled The Tuktu (caribou) and Nogak (calves) Project ("the project") was initiated in February 1997, with the primary goal of documenting and communicating Inuit knowledge about caribou and calving areas in the Bathurst Inlet region. .

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