Inuit Ethonologial Knowledge of the Ringed Seal: An Examination of the Taxonomy of a Species Important for Cultural and Economic Survival

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: social sciences, ringed seal

Principal Investigator: Andermann, Lisa (1)
Licence Number: 9061
Organization: McGill University
Licensed Year(s): 1989
Issued: Jan 01, 1989

Objective(s): to focus on the ethnoecological knowledge that the Inuit have on the Ringed Seal, for which they have a taxonomy consisting of over eleven different terms

Project Description: Ms. Andermann intends to achieve her objective through means of a questionnaire given to Environmental Technology Program students at the Iqaluit campus of Arctic College.