Denéso̧liné (Chipewyan) knowledge of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) movements

Arctic

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-191

  Kendrick, A ^a   Lyver, P O'B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

uts l K' ; Aboriginal hunting; Caribou; Chipewyan; Dene; Den so lin ; Migration; Northwest Territories; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS GROENLANDICUS;

EID: 22844443744     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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