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Download Oa File wkw cspmiq5 Nk3k5 Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears A project of the Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization Prepared by Darren Keith with Jerry Arqviq, Louie Kamookak and Jackie Ameralik and the Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization © 2005 Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization and CCI Press Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Main entry under title Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut = Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears/ Darren Keith … [et al.] (Solstice Series, no. 4) Co-published by the Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization Includes bibliographical references ISBN 1-896445-32-2 ISSN 1709-5824 Solstice Series No. 4 1. Polar bear hunting – Canada, Northern. 2. Inuit – hunting. 3. Inuit – hunting – Nunavut -- Gjoa Haven Region. 4. Polar bear. I. Keith (Darren Edward), 1967 --. II. Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization. IlI. Title: Inuit knowledge of polar Bears. IV. Series E99.E7159 2005 639’.11786’0899712 C2005-900905-5 All rights reserved. © 2005 Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization and CCI Press Inuktitut summary by Norman Keenainak and Nick Amautinnuar Printed in Canada by art design printing, inc. Cover design by art design printing, inc. Cover and inside illustrations by Danny Aluk The publication of this volume was made possible by a grant from the World Wildlife Federation. ii A project of the Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization Table of Contents Preface v Acknowledgements vi Inuktitut Summary 1 Introduction 33 Polar Bear Hunting in the Central Canadian Arctic 35 Pre-Trading Post Era – Before the 1920s 35 After the Arrival of Traders – 1920s to Settlement 39 From Settlement to the Present 44 Hunting and Use of Polar Bear 47 Apumiujuksiuqtut -- Hunting Polar Bears in Dens 47 Hunting by Dog Team 54 Current Hunting Methods 58 Tradition, Culture, and Beliefs 61 The Cultural Value of Polar Bear Meat 61 Sharing of Polar Beat Meat 63 Processing and Uses of Polar Bear Parts 68 Beliefs 72 The Cultural Significance of Polar Bear Hunting 82 Safety in Polar Bear Country 86 Identifying Polar Bears by Age and Sex 91 Polar Bear Age and Sex Terminology 91 Identification and Tracking 93 Denning and Denning Habitat 95 Denning Habitat and Core Denning Areas 97 Changes in Core Denning Areas 98 iii Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears Polar Bear Feeding and Feeding Habitat 107 Seals and Seal Habitat 107 How Polar Bears Hunt 111 Where Polar Bears Feed 114 Polar Bear Habitat Preferences 118 Environmental Changes 123 Sea-Ice 123 Icebergs and Multi-Year Ice 126 Snow 129 Freshwater Ice 132 Other Observations on Environmental Change 134 Polar Bear Population and Distribution 137 Inuit Qaujimaningit of Polar Bear Mobility 137 Changing Polar Bear Encounters 140 Reasons for Decline in Polar Bear Numbers 141 Health of Polar Bears 144 Conclusion 147 References/Further Reading 149 Appendices 151 Appendix 1: Interview transcripts, 31 January 2002 151 Appendix 2: Field Trip and Interview notes, 3-16 April 2002 185 Appendix 3: Interview transcripts, 10 June 2002 205 Appendix 4: Polar Bear Study: Principles, Methods, Interview Guide 231 Appendix 5: Key to Place Names Inuktitut/English — English/Inuktitut 241 iv A project of the Gjoa Haven Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organization Preface Inuit Knowledge (IQ) is in the trust of Elders. IQ incorporates new knowledge and grows, as does any body of knowledge that seeks to explain an ever-changing world. As the oldest living holders of the tradition, Elders have the greatest breadth of inherited knowledge, and the longest time spent assimilating new experiences using their IQ framework. This study presents not only IQ, passed on through the generations, but also IQ–based inferences made by today’s authoritative knowledge holders. Polar bear hunting is today a specialized subsistence activity in Gjoa Haven, with very few individuals participating actively. Of this limited pool of potential informants, even fewer are Elders, and of these, even fewer are still active polar bear hunters and travel extensively throughout the study area. In the course of interviewing various individuals, it became apparent to the authors that significant IQ related to polar bears and associated vocabulary has been lost among active polar bear hunters in their 40s and 50s and younger. This underlines the importance of working with the most authoritative remaining Elders to record IQ of polar bears as comprehensively as possible. The IQ presented in this report was collected in the course of three interview sessions with 16 individuals between January and June 2002. Two sessions were conducted in Gjoa Haven; the transcripts of these sessions form Appendices 1 and 3. Information was also collected as field notes during informal interviews and participant observation during a field trip north of King William Island in early April 2002 (Appendix 2). Quotes from appendices are cited as A1, A2 and A3 respectively throughout the text. Appendix 4 provides information on the study that was the background of this publication. To preserve the accuracy and specificity of Inuit geographical description, an effort was made to use Inuktitut place names in transcripts, field notes, and in this report. A key to place names is included as Appendix 5. v Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears Acknowledgements This project and publication would not have been possible without the participation and assistance of a number of individuals. First, the Gjoa Haven HTO commissioned the study and identified individuals in the community to contribute their knowledge and expertise by providing interviews, developing the interview guide, and taking part in consultations and discussions. Co-researchers Louie Kamookak, Jackie Ameralik and Jerry Arqviq provided consecutive translations during the interviews and provided guidance based on their experience as polar bear hunters. Field notes were transcribed from the consecutive interpretations on the audio recordings. Jerry Arqviq was the co-researcher for the field trip, and almost the entire second round of in-town interviews. Elders Bob Konana and George Kamookak were selected to lead the field trip by the Gjoa Haven HTO because of their authority as senior polar bear hunters and their ability to undertake such physically demanding activity. Youth Trainees Ian Kamookak and John Pukiqnaq were selected by the HTO to take part in this study. Geographer Darren Keith was the lead IQ researcher (currently Senior Researcher, Kitikmeot Heritage Society), with Jerry Arqviq as co- researcher. Filmmaker Charles Liard of Big Fish Productions (Yellowknife) accompanied the party to make a video documentary of the trip. 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