Inuit knowledge and use of wood resources on the west coast of Nunavik, Canada

• Main Authors: Steelandt, Stéphanie, Bhiry, Najat, Marguerie, Dominique, Desbiens, Caroline, Napartuk, Minnie, Desrosiers, Pierre M.
• Other Authors: 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)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2013
• Subjects: [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; Arctic; Hudson Bay; Nunavik; Canada; Hudson; The Beaches; Umiujaq; Inukjuak; Ivujivik; Akulivik; Arctique*; inuit; inuktitut; Subarctic; subarctique*; James Bay
• Online Access: https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-01511310

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...