Inuvialuit Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Under Changing Climatic Conditions in Tuktoyaktuk, NT

• Main Authors: Waugh, Devin, Pearce, Tristan, Ostertag, Sonja K., Pokiak, Verna, Collings, Peter, Loseto, Lisa L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Tuktoyaktuk; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Climate change; Delphinapterus leucas; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/87455; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/AS-2017-0034

This paper documents Inuvialuit TEK of beluga, including ecology and behaviour, hunting techniques, and food preparation under changing climatic conditions in Tuktoyaktuk, NT. Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) are an important food source for Inuvialuit in the western Canadian Arctic, a region th...