clyde river, nunavut, canada 27 august – 5 september 2009 linking inuit knowledge and local-scale...
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Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada
27 August – 5 September 2009
Linking Inuit Knowledge and Local-Scale Environmental Modeling to Evaluate the Impacts of Changing Weather on
Human Activities at Clyde River, Nunavut
Dr. Shari Gearheard
Project Leader
University of Colorado
And
Clyde River
Linking Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
(Traditional Knowledge)
and Science
Dr. Henry Huntington
Pew Charitable Trusts
And
Huntington Consulting
Synthesis of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
and Science
Dr. Glen Liston
Colorado State University
Snow and Meteorological
Modeling
Dr. Kelly Elder
US Forest Service
Snow, Meteorological
Towers
Joelie Sanguya
Clyde River
Local Expertise and Inuit
Qaujimajatuqangit (Traditional Knowledge)
Ilkoo Angutikjuak
Clyde River
Local Expertise and Inuit
Qaujimajatuqangit and Weather Forecaster
Laimikie Palluq
Clyde River
Local Expertise and Inuit
Qaujimajatuqangit
(and polar bear lookout)
A two-day boat trip up Clyde Inlet / Fjord.
Laimikie’s Inuit Freighter Canoe (with a big motor)
Joelie’s boat.
Discussing possible meteorological tower locations.
Keeping an eye out for polar
bear (nanuq), or any other kind
of food.
(Very) Fresh Arctic Char
A camp on the beach.
And a cabin (if you are
worried about polar bears).
In the 1950s the Canadian government gave the Inuit
numbers (instead of English names), starting with an E or a W for eastern and western Canadian
Arctic ...
Joelie
Icebergs from Jakobshavn, Greenland
Sighting Summary:5 Snowy Owls1 Gyre Falcon2 Polar Bears8 Ring Seals1 (dead) Bowhead Whale2 (live) Bowhead WhalesLots of Arctic CharLots of Blueberries6 Lemmings (caught and
eaten by the dogs)2 Red-Throated Loons0 Narwhal (bummer)Northern Lights
A Clyde River dog who didn’t pass
the, very strict, sled-dog test.
local sled dogs
Ilkoo carving a polar bear for Glen (he is one
of three carvers in Clyde River).
(from left) Laimikie Palluq, Elijah Kautaq, and Joelie Sanguya, marking end-of-winter snow-free areas within a 150-km radius of Clyde River (to be compared with our model
simulations)
The End
Inuksuk(to guide the way)