Ways We Respect Caribou: Teetł’it Gwich’in Rules

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Wray, Kristine, Parlee, Brenda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: barren-ground caribou; harvesting; hunting; youth; Fort McPherson; Teetł’it Gwich’in; rules; traditional ecological knowledge; resource management; caribou de la toundra; récolte; chasse; jeunes; règles; connaissances écologiques traditionnelles; gestion des ressources; Arctic; Canada; Gwich’in; toundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67314

Debates about respectful caribou harvesting have arisen during the most recent cycle of caribou population decline in the Western Arctic. One aspect of this debate has been focused on younger harvesters, who are perceived by some leaders, elders, and wildlife management officials as lacking in knowl...