Problems of a Contemporary Arctic Village

Records the disastrous effects of a summer 1968 drought in the Old Crow area near the headwaters of the Porcupine River in Yukon Territory. Supply barge trips were curtailed; forest fires displaced the caribou migration route for decades to come. The summer fish catches were lowered; and supply of m...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Marshall, H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1970
Subjects:
Thermoregulation
Arctic
Yukon
Old Crow
Porcupine River
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