Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills among Inuit Men in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

Tristan Pearce; Harold Wright; R Notaina; A Kudlak; B Smit; J Ford; C Furgal

doi:10.1007/s10745-011-9403-1

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Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills among Inuit Men in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills among Inuit Men in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

Tristan Pearce, Harold Wright, R Notaina, A Kudlak, B Smit, J Ford and C Furgal

Human Ecology, Vol.39(3), pp.271-288

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-011-9403-1

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knowledge transmission

Indigenous knowledge

Inuit

land skills

subsistence

Arctic

learning

The transmission of environmental knowledge and land skills was studied among Inuit men in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada. A list of 83 skills important for safe and successful harvesting was generated with 14 active hunters and elders, and examined with a sample of 47 men. This research found that land skills continue to be transmitted most often from older to younger generations through observation and apprenticeship in the environment. However there is a difference in the rate of skills transmission among generations, with average transmission rates lowest among younger respondents. Some skills were transmitted well among younger respondents including general hunting and camp-related skills, but others such as traveling on the sea ice and traditional navigation skills were not. Loss of certain skills and incomplete transmission of others were related to the absence of skills teachers, loss of native language, and changes in the educational environment.

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Title: Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills among Inuit Men in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Authors: Tristan Pearce (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
Harold Wright (Author) - Community of Ulukhaktok, Canada
R Notaina (Author) - Community of Ulukhaktok, Canada
A Kudlak (Author) - Community of Ulukhaktok, Canada
B Smit (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
J Ford (Author) - McGill University, Canada
C Furgal (Author) - Trent University, Canada
Publication details: Human Ecology, Vol.39(3), pp.271-288
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9403-1
ISSN: 0300-7839
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450142102621
Output Type: Journal article

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