scholarly journals A Report on the Arctic College Interpreter-Translators Program

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-97
Author(s):  
Marlene Semsch
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Admission Requirements ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Translator Training ◽  
Fort Smith ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Historical Developments

Abstract This report briefly outlines the historical developments of interpreter I translator training in the Northwest Territories. It describes the origins of the present Arctic College I IT programs at the Thebacha Campus in Fort Smith and Nunatta Campus in Iqaluit and describes their similarities and differences. It outlines admission requirements and course offerings and discusses some of the challenges faced in training aboriginal translators and interpreters.

Pseudoditrichum mirabile gen. et sp. nov. (Musci: Pseudoditrichaceae fam. nov.), a unique moss from Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Campbell Steere ◽  
Zennoske Iwatsuki
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
New Genus ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Arctic Circle ◽  
New Family ◽  
Bear Lake ◽  
Evolutionary Level

The name Pseudoditrichum mirabile Steere et Iwatsuki is proposed for a minute moss with leafy stem 1-3 mm high and seta 6 mm long; it was collected on calcareous silt near the Sloan River, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, only a few miles south of the Arctic Circle. The gametophytic characters agree well with those of the Ditrichaceae, a relatively primitive family, but the peristome is clearly double, with the inner and outer teeth opposite, which thereby indicates a much more advanced phylogenetic position, perhaps at the evolutionary level of the Funariaceae. As the combination of gametophytic and sporophytic characteristics exhibited by this moss does not occur in any existing family of mosses, it is therefore deemed necessary to create the new family Pseudoditrichaceae for the new genus and species described here.

Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

Polar Record ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Pearce ◽  
Barry Smit ◽  
Frank Duerden ◽  
James D. Ford ◽  
Annie Goose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Climate Conditions

ABSTRACTClimate change is already being experienced in the Arctic with implications for ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. This paper argues that an assessment of community vulnerability to climate change requires knowledge of past experience with climate conditions, responses to climatic variations, future climate change projections, and non-climate factors that influence people's susceptibility and adaptive capacity. The paper documents and describes exposure sensitivities to climate change experienced in the community of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories and the adaptive strategies employed. It is based on collaborative research involving semi-structured interviews, secondary sources of information, and participant observations. In the context of subsistence hunting, changes in temperature, seasonal patterns (for example timing and nature of the spring melt), sea ice and wind dynamics, and weather variability have affected the health and availability of some species of wildlife important for subsistence and have exacerbated risks associated with hunting and travel. Inuit in Ulukhaktok are coping with these changes by taking extra precautions when travelling, shifting modes of transportation, travel routes and hunting areas to deal with changing trail conditions, switching species harvested, and supplementing their diet with store bought foods. Limited access to capital resources, changing levels of traditional knowledge and land skills, and substance abuse were identified as key constraints to adaptation. The research demonstrates the need to consider the perspectives and experiences of local people for climate change research to have practical relevance to Arctic communities such as for the development and promotion of adaptive strategies.

Acoustic detections of Arctic marine mammals near Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.D. Halliday ◽  
M.K. Pine ◽  
S.J. Insley ◽  
R.N. Soares ◽  
P. Kortsalo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Bowhead Whale ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Delphinapterus Leucas ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Marine Animals ◽  
Vocal Activity ◽  
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus Leucas ◽  
Passive Acoustic

The Arctic marine environment is changing rapidly through a combination of sea ice loss and increased anthropogenic activity. Given these changes can affect marine animals in a variety of ways, understanding the spatial and temporal distributions of Arctic marine animals is imperative. We use passive acoustic monitoring to examine the presence of marine mammals near Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada, from October 2016 to April 2017. We documented bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758) and beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) vocalizations later into the autumn than expected, and we recorded bowhead whales in early April. We recorded ringed seal (Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775)) vocalizations throughout our deployment, with higher vocal activity than in other studies and with peak vocal activity in January. We recorded bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)) throughout the deployment, with peak vocal activity in February. We recorded lower bearded seal vocal activity than other studies, and almost no vocal activity near the beginning of the spring breeding season. Both seal species vocalized more when ice concentration was high. These patterns in vocal activity document the presence of each species at this site over autumn and winter and are a useful comparison for future monitoring.

Seal Hunting in the Arctic States. An Analysis of Legislative Frameworks, Incentives and Histories

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-224
Author(s):  
Nikolas Sellheim
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Crucial Element ◽  
Arctic State ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Environmental Considerations ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Historical Developments

In the Arctic, where there are seals there are seal hunters. And it is the Arctic states which have been hunting seals for generations. But contrary to other marine mammals, no comprehensive Arctic treaty exists which regulates the hunt for seals. Instead, each Arctic state has developed its own legislative framework for seal hunting. This article screens the current seal hunting legislation in the Arctic states and provides an assessment of the different regimes with regard to animal welfare, professionalism of the hunters and environmental considerations. While there are differences in the set-up of the respective legislation this can be explained by different historical geneses and underlying incentives. Historical developments and the purposes of the seal hunts are therefore discussed in light of current legislation. Lastly, this paper suggests that although a comprehensive sealing treaty in the Arctic is not feasible, close regional cooperation is a crucial element in seal management in the Arctic.

Deformation associated with gypsum karst in the Salt River Escarpment, northeastern Alberta

1984 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 949-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po C. Tsui ◽  
David M. Cruden
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Middle Devonian ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Gypsum Karst ◽  
Salt River ◽  
Fort Smith ◽  
Devonian Age ◽  
Northeastern Alberta ◽  
Subsurface Cavities

An escarpment formed by the carbonate Keg River and evaporitic Chinchaga formations of Middle Devonian age extends southwards from the Slave River 30 km west of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Newly described folds in the bedrock are due to hydration of the anhydrite to gypsum in the Chinchaga Formation underlying the escarpment. Local groundwater flow has also dissolved subsurface cavities in the Chinchaga Formation. As these openings grew, the carbonates of the Keg River Formation subsided along stepped normal faults. Depressions within the fault blocks occurred where subsidence was concentrated along joints.

Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 49-50
Author(s):  
James Croft ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Fort Smith

‘Take it from the top’: northern conceptions about identity in the western Arctic and beyond

Polar Record ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The South ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Western Arctic ◽  
Student Researchers

ABSTRACTDuring the last decades the Arctic has become more central on the world stage. However, despite increased interest how much do people really know about ‘the north’ and the ‘northern people’? The aim of this article is to chronicle a research project by students, who saw themselves as northerners, that used video to capture northerners’ definitions of the north, as well as asking the community about what they wanted newcomers and southern Canada to know about the north. The group also embarked on a new discipline of northerners studying ‘the south’. 43 students interviewed 95 people in the Beaufort Delta, Northwest Territories and 25 people in Edmonton, Alberta. The student researchers’ responses and that of their interviewees are some of the most direct messages on how northerners view their identity and that of their fellow southern Canadians. This project created a video tool to share, educate, and commence a dialogue between people about the north straight from the source.

External scarring of whitefish, Coregonus nasus and C. clupeaformis complex, from the western Northwest Territories, Canada

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 1230-1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Reist ◽  
R. A. Bodaly ◽  
R. J. P. Fudge ◽  
K. J. Cash ◽  
T. V. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Lateral Line ◽  
Parasitic Copepod ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Mackenzie Delta ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Gill Net ◽  
The Arctic Ocean

Up to 40% of whitefish (Coregonus nasus and C. clupeaformis) sampled during spawning migrations from the area of the Mackenzie Delta, N.W.T., had external scars. Percent frequency of scarred individuals varied geographically from the Mackenzie mainstem and tributaries, where 20% were scarred, to Anderson river (2%), Cox Lake (16%), and Alaska (0–7%). Within the Mackenzie system fish captured at mainstem locations had approximately twice the frequency of scarring than did fish from tributary locations. Scars were classified as either slash or round type. Both scar types were located more frequently on the left side of the fishes and below the lateral line. Details of orientation and location on the body provided clues permitting the assignment of putative causation. Small round scars were restricted to locations with connections to the Arctic Ocean and were probably caused by the marine parasitic copepod Coregonicola or by Arctic lampreys (Lampetra japonica). Larger round scars were either the result of attacks by lampreys or by previous gill net capture. Unequal distribution and orientation on the body of slash scars indicated previous capture in gill nets or predation attempts by bears, birds, or piscivorous fishes.

Modern pollen assemblages near the arctic tree line, Mackenzie Delta region, Northwest Territories

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Lake Sediment ◽  
Local Community ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Mackenzie Delta ◽  
Forest Tundra ◽  
Transitional Area ◽  
Modern Pollen ◽  
Pollen Rain

Samples of surficial lake sediment and of moss polsters from 39 sites in the forest-tundra transitional area immediately east of the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, were investigated palynologically. Lake sediment samples within the forest and tundra regional vegetation zones are constant in pollen frequencies, but forest–tundra sites are very variable. Forest site spectra are composed of just over 50% arboreal types (spruce, 25–30%; birch, 30%), with 30–40% alder pollen. Tundra spectra have 60–70% non-arboreal types, and 10–15% each of alder and spruce. Forest–tundra values are variable, generally lying between the forest and tundra proportions. Polster samples show as much variability within as between regions, because of local effects. Polster samples indicate local community composition with the regional pollen rain variably masked by the local elements.

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