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"Caribou was the Reason, and Everything Else Happened After": Effects of Caribou Declines on Inuit in Labrador, Canada

2021

Borish, D., Cunsolo, A., Snook, J., Shiwak, I., Wood, M., HERD Caribou Project Steering Committee, Mauro, I., Dewey, C., & Harper, S.L.

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This article explores how declining caribou populations and a corresponding hunting ban is impacting Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NanatuKavut regions of Labrador, Canada. It describes the central role that caribou plays for Inuit emotional wellness, identity, and cultural continuity; how the rapidly declining caribou has affected this; and the ways in which Inuit are adapting to these changes.

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"Caribou was the Reason, and Everything Else Happened After": Effects of Caribou Declines on Inuit in Labrador, Canada.

Borish, D., Cunsolo, A., Snook, J., Shiwak, I., Wood, M., HERD Caribou Project Steering Committee, Mauro, I., Dewey, C., & Harper, S.L. (2021). "Caribou was the reason, and everything else happened after": Effects of caribou declines on Inuit in Labrador, Canada. Global Environmental Change, 68, 102268.

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