Muskox and Man in the Central Canadian Subarctic 1689-1974

Discusses the significance of muskoxen in the lives of native peoples in the Canadian Subarctic. Muskoxen were killed for meat and for furs by the Chipewyan and the Inuit in what is now the southern portion of the District of Keewatin, N.W.T., and the northern portion of Manitoba during the years of...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Burch, Jr., Ernest S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1977
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65747
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Summary:Discusses the significance of muskoxen in the lives of native peoples in the Canadian Subarctic. Muskoxen were killed for meat and for furs by the Chipewyan and the Inuit in what is now the southern portion of the District of Keewatin, N.W.T., and the northern portion of Manitoba during the years of study.