Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada
International audience Driftwood and shrubs are the primary wood resources available in most areas of coastal Nunavik. Today, they are mainly used as fuel for campfires, but historically they were very important for the ancestors of present-day Inuit. This article documents Inuit traditionalknowledg...
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ftunivrennes1hal:oai:HAL:hal-01511310v1 2023-12-24T10:14:37+01:00 Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada Steelandt, Stéphanie Bhiry, Najat Marguerie, Dominique Desbiens, Caroline Napartuk, Minnie Desrosiers, Pierre M. Centre d'Etudes Nordiques (CEN) Université Laval Québec (ULaval) Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, Histoire (CReAAH) Le Mans Université (UM)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Nantes - UFR Histoire, Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie (UFR HHAA) Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Ministère de la Culture (MC) 2013 https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-01511310 en eng HAL CCSD Universite Laval hal-01511310 https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-01511310 ISSN: 0701-1008 EISSN: 1708-5268 Etudes inuit. Inuit studies https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-01511310 Etudes inuit. Inuit studies, 2013, 37 (1), pp.147-174 [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2013 ftunivrennes1hal 2023-11-28T23:48:08Z International audience Driftwood and shrubs are the primary wood resources available in most areas of coastal Nunavik. Today, they are mainly used as fuel for campfires, but historically they were very important for the ancestors of present-day Inuit. This article documents Inuit traditionalknowledge about the origin, availability, gathering, and exploitation of wood resources in this region located in the Low Arctic and the Subarctic. Interviews were conducted with 27 Inuit between 60 and 89 years of age in the villages of Ivujivik, Akulivik, Inukjuak, and Umiujaq onthe east coast of Hudson Bay. Our data reveal, among other things, that Inuktitut names for pieces of driftwood were based on shape, aspect, colour, and texture. This traditional knowledge was very accurate and highly diverse in the southern villages because of their significantexposure to driftwood. Wood from shrubs (i.e. willows, birches, and alders) was mainly harvested in the fall and used to make fires, mattresses, sleeping mats (alliat), and other objects. According to the participants, driftwood originates in southern Hudson Bay and James Bay and is washed up on the beaches in late summer and the fall. In the far north of Nunavik, where driftwood is small and slender, Inuit used to collect it during the summer from a boat (umiaq orqajaq). Further south, it was gathered during the winter by dogsled. Le bois flotté et les arbustes sont les principales ressources en bois présentes dans la plupart des régions côtières du Nunavik.Aujourd’hui, ces matières premières sont utilisées pour le feu dans les campements mais dans le passé, elles tenaient une place importante dans la vie des ancêtres des Inuit. Cet article documente le savoir traditionnel inuit concernant l’origine, la disponibilité, la collecte et l’exploitation des ressources en bois dans cette région située en Bas-Arctique et en Subarctique. Des entrevues ont été réalisées avec 27 Inuit âgés de 60 à 89 ans habitant à Ivujivik, Akulivik, Inukjuak et Umiujaq, des villages de la côte ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctique* Hudson Bay inuit Inukjuak inuktitut Subarctic subarctique* Umiujaq James Bay Nunavik Université de Rennes 1: Publications scientifiques (HAL) Arctic Hudson Bay Nunavik Canada Hudson The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) Umiujaq ENVELOPE(-76.549,-76.549,56.553,56.553) Inukjuak ENVELOPE(-78.101,-78.101,58.455,58.455) Ivujivik ENVELOPE(-77.916,-77.916,62.417,62.417) Akulivik ENVELOPE(-78.199,-78.199,60.801,60.801) |
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International audience Driftwood and shrubs are the primary wood resources available in most areas of coastal Nunavik. Today, they are mainly used as fuel for campfires, but historically they were very important for the ancestors of present-day Inuit. This article documents Inuit traditionalknowledge about the origin, availability, gathering, and exploitation of wood resources in this region located in the Low Arctic and the Subarctic. Interviews were conducted with 27 Inuit between 60 and 89 years of age in the villages of Ivujivik, Akulivik, Inukjuak, and Umiujaq onthe east coast of Hudson Bay. Our data reveal, among other things, that Inuktitut names for pieces of driftwood were based on shape, aspect, colour, and texture. This traditional knowledge was very accurate and highly diverse in the southern villages because of their significantexposure to driftwood. Wood from shrubs (i.e. willows, birches, and alders) was mainly harvested in the fall and used to make fires, mattresses, sleeping mats (alliat), and other objects. According to the participants, driftwood originates in southern Hudson Bay and James Bay and is washed up on the beaches in late summer and the fall. In the far north of Nunavik, where driftwood is small and slender, Inuit used to collect it during the summer from a boat (umiaq orqajaq). Further south, it was gathered during the winter by dogsled. Le bois flotté et les arbustes sont les principales ressources en bois présentes dans la plupart des régions côtières du Nunavik.Aujourd’hui, ces matières premières sont utilisées pour le feu dans les campements mais dans le passé, elles tenaient une place importante dans la vie des ancêtres des Inuit. Cet article documente le savoir traditionnel inuit concernant l’origine, la disponibilité, la collecte et l’exploitation des ressources en bois dans cette région située en Bas-Arctique et en Subarctique. Des entrevues ont été réalisées avec 27 Inuit âgés de 60 à 89 ans habitant à Ivujivik, Akulivik, Inukjuak et Umiujaq, des villages de la côte ... |
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Centre d'Etudes Nordiques (CEN) Université Laval Québec (ULaval) Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, Histoire (CReAAH) Le Mans Université (UM)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Nantes - UFR Histoire, Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie (UFR HHAA) Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Ministère de la Culture (MC) |
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Steelandt, Stéphanie Bhiry, Najat Marguerie, Dominique Desbiens, Caroline Napartuk, Minnie Desrosiers, Pierre M. |
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Steelandt, Stéphanie Bhiry, Najat Marguerie, Dominique Desbiens, Caroline Napartuk, Minnie Desrosiers, Pierre M. |
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Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada |
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Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada |
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Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada |
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Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada |
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Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada |
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inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of nunavik, canada |
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ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) ENVELOPE(-76.549,-76.549,56.553,56.553) ENVELOPE(-78.101,-78.101,58.455,58.455) ENVELOPE(-77.916,-77.916,62.417,62.417) ENVELOPE(-78.199,-78.199,60.801,60.801) |
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ISSN: 0701-1008 EISSN: 1708-5268 Etudes inuit. Inuit studies https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-01511310 Etudes inuit. Inuit studies, 2013, 37 (1), pp.147-174 |
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