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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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65299 2023-05-15T14:19:16+02:00 Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T. Wenzel, George 1983-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65299 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65299/49213 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65299 ARCTIC; Vol. 36 No. 1 (1983): March: 1–119; 90-94 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal mortality Culture (Anthropology) Hunting Traditional knowledge Inuit Polar bears Subsistence Baffin Island Nunavut Clyde River region Resolute Bay info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1983 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:25Z 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 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Clyde River inuit Nunavut ours blanc polar bear Resolute Bay Ursus maritimus University of Calgary Journal Hosting Baffin Island Clyde River ENVELOPE(-70.451,-70.451,69.854,69.854) Nunavut Resolute Bay ENVELOPE(-94.842,-94.842,74.677,74.677) ARCTIC 36 1 |
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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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Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T. |
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Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T. |
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Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T. |
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Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T. |
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Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T. |
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