I did it for the maktaaq: exploring Indigenous methodologies around beluga research in two communities in Inuit Nunaat

• Main Author: Sudlovenick, Enooyaq
• Other Authors: Jenkins, Emily (Environment and Geography), McLachlan, Stephane (Environment and Geography), Jessen-Williamson, Karla (University of Saskatchewan), Loseto, Lisa
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Inuit knowledge; wildlife; Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit; Marine mammal; Canada; Nunavut; Tuktoyaktuk; ArcticNet; Arviat; Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; inuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/38780

Qilalugait, beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), are a circumpolar whale species. There are an estimated 21 distinct populations, many of which exist within Inuit Nunaat (homelands). Much of the current knowledge on beluga whales, outside of zoos and whales found dead on shore, come from samples o...