h as the snowmobiles and rifle have “modernized” floe-edge whaling for Pond Inlet hunters, the foraging mode still practiced is essentially unchanged from that of the pre-snowmobile and pre-rifle “era.” The impact of the snowmobile on narwhal hunting has been to extend the area that Pond Inlet Inuit use to hunt narwhals. This is a significant change as hunters can now venture into areas that were not previously utilized on a continuous basis. However, the foraging mode having reached these areas has not significantly changed.
It should be noted that this may be an overestimation since the hunter could have perceived the participant observer as a member of the hunt group.
This research would have been impossible without the generous cooperation of the Inuit of Pond Inlet—especially the hunters who allowed a Qallunaaq to accompany them, the elders who acceded to be interviewed, and the Pond Inlet Hunters and Trappers Organization. Dozens of persons deserve personal thanks. To all Mittimatalingmiut, many thanks. We would like to thank the following families for their invaluable assistance: Agnetsiak, Anaviapik, Enookoolook, Inootik, Inuaraq, Kautainuk, Kiliktee, Komangapik, Koonoo, Kyak, Maktar, Merkosak, Milton, Qamaniq, Alooloo, Nuturak, Paniloo, Peterloosie, Pewatoaluk, Sangoya, and Tigilluraq. Finally, the following individuals provided important logistical support: Lynn Cousins, David Parks and family, and Valentina de Krom. We apologize for any people that we may have missed and we sincerely thank the community, Hamlet, Hunters and Trappers Organization, and Elders Group of Pond Inlet for their tremendous support.
Thanks also to O. Coomes, J. M. Savelle and D. L. Kramer for their guidance, and to J. Caouette for her thoughtful comments and invaluable editing assistance and to Prof. J. Ramsay for statistical assistance. This work was supported by the Max Bell, David Stewart Memorial and J.W. McConnell Fellowships of McGill University, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Despite the number of contributors to this paper, the views expressed are solely the authors'.
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