Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations from a Hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2247Keywords:
Animal mortality, Culture (Anthropology), Hunting, Traditional knowledge, Inuit, Polar bears, Subsistence, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Clyde River region, Resolute BayAbstract
The relationship between Inuit and polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps) is examined. The emphasis is placed on cultural aspects of Inuit polar bear hunting. A single hunt near Resolute Bay, N.W.T., is described and comparisons are made to Inuit polar bear hunting behaviour in the Clyde River area of Baffin Island.
Key words: hunting, Inuit culture, polar bear, Resolute Bay
