Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Polar Bears in the Northern Eeyou Marine Region, Québec, Canada + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Laforest, Brandon J., Hébert, Julie S., Obbard, Martyn E., Thiemann, Gregory W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2018
• Subjects: polar bear; Ursus maritimus; traditional ecological knowledge; Cree knowledge; Eeyou Marine Region; James Bay; Hudson Bay; sea ice; climate change; subarctic wildlife; ours blanc; connaissances écologiques traditionnelles; connaissances des Cris; Région marine d’Eeyou; baie James; baie d’Hudson; couverture de glace; changement climatique; faune subarctique; Baie James; Canada; Chisasibi; Hudson; Kuujjuarapik; Wemindji; Whapmagoostui; Arctic; inuit; Sea ice; Subarctic; subarctique*; Cris
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67734

Polar bears are important socio-cultural symbols in the communities of the Eeyou Marine Region (EMR) in northwestern Québec, Canada. Members of the Cree communities in this region are generally not active polar bear hunters, but they encounter polar bears when fishing, trapping, or hunting during th...