Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T.

The relationship between Inuit and polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps) is examined. The emphasis is placed on cultural aspects of Inuit polar bear hunting. A single hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T., is described and comparisons are made to Inuit polar bear hunting behaviour in the Clyde River area of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Wenzel, George
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
Subjects:
Animal mortality
Culture (Anthropology)
Hunting
Traditional knowledge
Inuit
Polar bears
Subsistence
Baffin Island
Nunavut
Clyde River region
Resolute Bay
Clyde River
Arctic
Baffin
inuit
ours blanc
polar bear
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65299
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Summary:The relationship between Inuit and polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps) is examined. The emphasis is placed on cultural aspects of Inuit polar bear hunting. A single hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T., is described and comparisons are made to Inuit polar bear hunting behaviour in the Clyde River area of Baffin Island.Key words: hunting, Inuit culture, polar bear, Resolute Bay Mots clés: chasse, culture Inuit, ours blanc, Resolute Bay

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