Belcher Islands Sea Ice Observations from Inuit Hunters, 2009

Belcher Islands, Nunavut, Canada, contains interviews, maps, and photographs from three Inuit hunters describing sea ice conditions. The local and traditional knowledge reveals changes in ice safety and predictability. The data set includes edited video files, maps, and photographs available via a product website and FTP.

Use Cases

• Analyze qualitative observations of changing sea ice conditions based on hunter interviews
• Study the integration of local traditional knowledge with environmental science based on the interview content
• Map specific ice features and changes based on the hunters' drawn maps
• Correlate photographic evidence of ice conditions with spatial locations mentioned in the interviews

Strengths

• Includes three detailed interviews from experienced hunters
• Contains complementary visual data in the form of maps and photographs
• Two interviews are in English, facilitating access for many researchers

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last updated 2009-04-01 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
• One interview is partially in Inuktitut, which may require translation for full analysis

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Interviews and map drawings gathered from three hunters in Sanikiliaq.

Geography

Belcher Islands, Nunavut, Canada