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ABSTRACT. We explored Inuit attitudes towards co-managing wildlife in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada, working in partnership with the hunters and trappers' organizations of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale [...]

ABSTRACT. As a result of their close proximity to and frequent interactions with polar bears, Inuit hunters are aware of changes in polar bear population ecology and characteristics. This valuable [...]

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) sightings are increasing throughout the eastern Canadian Arctic, and residents of Nunavut are concerned about the possible impact of killer whale predation on other marine mammals [...]

(Received 2 August 2011; accepted in revised form 1 March 2012) ABSTRACT. We define harvest-based monitoring as the long-term collection of data or samples from a subsistence harvest in order [...]

We know very little in Canada about Aboriginal groups' expectations of land claims, or how they evaluate political developments after a claim. Are groups hoping for a cultural renaissance, or are they seeking the tools for economic emancipation? Three surveys of residents in Nunavut provide an unprecedented opportunity to examine residents' expectations of the land claim, to track levels of support for the claim and the new territory, and to identify predictors of that support. The data demonstrate that, initially, residents saw devolution as a route to a cultural renaissance for Inuit but contemporary evaluations focus primarily on economic challenges. When we explore predictors of support, however, predictors of cultural vitality are better able to explain levels of support for the land claim than predictors of economic vitality. Les attentes des groupes autochtones vis-a-vis des revendications territoriales ou la facon dont ceux-ci evaluent le developpement politique apres une revendication sont peu connues au Canada. Les groupes esperent-ils assister a une renaissance culturelle ou recherchent-ils des outils d'emancipation economique? Trois sondages effectues aupres des residents du Nunavut fournissent une occasion sans precedent d'examiner leurs attentes vis-a-vis des revendications territoriales afin de mesurer le soutien demontre pour la revendication et le nouveau territoire et d'en identifier les predicteurs. Les donnees demontrent qu'au tout debut, les residents voyaient la decentralisation administrative comme un pas dans la direction de la renaissance culturelle pour les lnuits mais les analyses actuelles portent avant tout sur les defis economiques. Lorsque nous examinons les predicteurs du soutien, les predicteurs de la vitalite culturelle permettent de mieux expliquer les niveaux de soutien des revendications territoriales que ceux de la vitalite economique.