Inuvialuit perceptions of contaminants and communication processes in Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories

• Main Author: Reinfort, Breanne
• Other Authors: Stern, Gary (Environment and Geography) Wang, Feiyue (Environment and Geography), Oakes, Jill (Environment and Geography) Furgal, Christopher (Trent University)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: contaminants; communication; perceptions; Inuvialuit; Northwest Territories; Arctic; Sachs Harbour; Human health
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30165

Since the relatively recent discovery of elevated concentrations of contaminants such as mercury and persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic, Inuvialuit have been receiving information about the potential impacts of these contaminants on the environment, wildlife, and human health. Almost 20 yea...