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Traditional Uses of Caribou

"Prior to feeling the influence of white society, the Dene and Inuit lived almost exclusively by hunting and fishing, and for those who dwelled within the range of the caribou it became the focus of many of their activities..."

from "Traditional Use," by Charles Arnold, in People & Caribou in the Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources, GNWT, 1989.

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(G.Calef/Department of RWED, Government of the Northwest Territories)
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada