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Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge

View ORCID ProfileCatherine A. Gagnon, View ORCID ProfileSandra Hamel, Don E. Russell, James Andre, Annie Buckle, David Haogak, Jessi Pascal, Esau Schafer, Todd Powell, Michael Y. Svoboda, View ORCID ProfileDominique Berteaux
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.01.526335
Catherine A. Gagnon
1Canada Research Chair on Northern Biodiversity, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski G5L 3A1, QC, Canada
2Centre for Northern Studies, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski G5L 3A1, QC, Canada
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Sandra Hamel
3Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, QC, Canada
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Don E. Russell
4Yukon University, Whitehorse Y1A 7A1, YT, Canada
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James Andre
5Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society, Tsiigehtchic X0E 0B0, NWT, Canada
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Annie Buckle
6Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society, Aklavik, X0E 0A0, NWT, Canada
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David Haogak
7Parks Canada, Inuvik X0E 0T0, NWT, Canada
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Jessi Pascal
8Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board, Inuvik X0E 0T0, NWT, Canada
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Esau Schafer
9Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society, Old Crow Y0B 1N0, YT, Canada
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Todd Powell
10Yukon Government, Whitehorse Y1A 2C6, YT, Canada
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Michael Y. Svoboda
11Environment and Climate Change Canada, Whitehorse Y1A 5X7, YT, Canada
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Dominique Berteaux
1Canada Research Chair on Northern Biodiversity, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski G5L 3A1, QC, Canada
2Centre for Northern Studies, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski G5L 3A1, QC, Canada
12Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski G5L 3A1, QC, Canada
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Abstract

Migratory tundra caribou are ecologically and culturally critical in the circumpolar North. However, they are declining almost everywhere in North America, likely due to natural variation exacerbated by climate change and human activities. Yet, the interconnectedness between climate, caribou, and human well-being has received little attention. To address this gap, we bridged Indigenous and scientific knowledge in a single model, using as example the Porcupine caribou herd social-ecological system. Our analysis, involving 688 (fall season) and 616 (spring season) interviews conducted over nine years with 405 (fall season) and 390 (spring season) Indigenous hunters from nine communities, demonstrates that environmental conditions, large-scale temporal changes associated with caribou demography, and cultural practices affect hunters’ capacity to meet their needs in caribou. Our quantitative approach bolsters our understanding of the complex relationships between ecosystems and human welfare in environments exposed to rapid climate change, and shows the benefits of long-term participatory research methods implemented by Indigenous and scientific partners.

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Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge
Catherine A. Gagnon, Sandra Hamel, Don E. Russell, James Andre, Annie Buckle, David Haogak, Jessi Pascal, Esau Schafer, Todd Powell, Michael Y. Svoboda, Dominique Berteaux
bioRxiv 2023.02.01.526335; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.01.526335
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Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge
Catherine A. Gagnon, Sandra Hamel, Don E. Russell, James Andre, Annie Buckle, David Haogak, Jessi Pascal, Esau Schafer, Todd Powell, Michael Y. Svoboda, Dominique Berteaux
bioRxiv 2023.02.01.526335; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.01.526335

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