Social-ecological changes and implications for understanding the declining beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) harvest in Aklavik, Northwest Territories

Social-ecological changes and implications for understanding the declining beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) harvest in Aklavik, Northwest Territories

Subsistence is the basis for food access for Inuvialuit in the western Canadian Arctic and has strong economic, dietary, and cultural importance. Inuvialuit harvest beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) from the eastern Beaufort beluga population during summer months within parameters...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Worden, Tristan Pearce, Michelle Gruben, Dorothy Ross, Clarence Kowana, Lisa Loseto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
arctic
climate change
inuvialuit
indigenous knowledge
subsistence
arcticmi
sila-ungavausiqtuak
nunaruaqqaaqtuat ilisimayuat
isumatuyut ikayuqtuat avvakuyaa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0027

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https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0027

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