Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: traditional knowledge, language, cultural sustainability, environment, educational tool, ethnobotany, traditional plant use
| Principal Investigator: | Bandringa, Robert (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13683 |
| Organization: | Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
2003
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| Issued: | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Michael Sa |
Objective(s): The goal of this project is to collect and document traditional uses and knowledge of plants in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR), to store this information in a permanent form for future generations of Inuvialuit, to promote and enhance education about Inuvialuktun language and culture as related to plant use within the ISR, and to educate present generations of Inuvialuit about conservation and sustainable use of these plants. Traditional Ecological Knowledge related to the use of plants for nutritional, medicinal, and structural uses will be documented and stored in a format accessible to all interested parties. This knowledge is invaluable for efforts to conserve local ecosystems for cultural and environmental reasons in the face of continuing resource development in the ISR. This year will complete the fieldwork which was begun in 2003.
