They Call Us Caribou Eaters’: Negotiating Tłı̨chǫ Dene Relationships with Caribou
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
3-2021
Department 1
Religious Studies
Abstract
In 2013 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, a group of Dene and Inuit hunters and elders gathered along with Canadian government wildlife biologist for three days to discuss the decline of the Bathurst and other caribou herd populations. I attended the gathering and listened as many Dene and Inuit participates spoke of the need to respect the caribou and the importance of their indigenous traditions. Many were also critical of the Government of the Northwest Territories' implementation of strict caribou hunting regulations on the caribou herds three years prior, and participants questioned the accuracy of scientific claims regarding caribou viability. [excerpt]
ISBN/ISSN
9781438482613
Recommended Citation
David S Walsh. “‘They Call Us Caribou Eaters’: Negotiating Tlicho Dene Relationships with Caribou”. Native Foodways: Indigenous North American Religious Traditions and Foods (2021), eds. Michelene E. Pesantubbee and Michael J. Zogry. https://sunypress.edu/Books/N/Native-Foodways.
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