James Pokiak is a harvester from Tuktoyaktuk, and Brenda Parlee teaches and researches at the University of Alberta. These two have worked together closely to bring together traditional knowledge (TK) and western scientific method of understanding the environment when it comes to wildlife management across the North.

The harvester and the scientist

Wildlife management is an essential part of preserving Northern cultures and environments. In this podcast series researchers, harvesters, scientists and park rangers paint the picture of the complexities, opportunities, and challenges associated with their lives and their work in the arctic.

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As an early-career scientist, Kayla has spent multiple summers working with researchers on all kinds of exciting projects, like caribou habitat use and muskox ecology. But, she also grew up in this landscape with her family. Join us as she shares her unique perspective on the Yukon North Slope.

Kayla Arey: Inuvialuit Scientist on the Yukon North Slope

In this episode, developing a management framework for muskox on Yukon's North Slope.

The North Slope's Muskox Framework

A podcast discussing the ways that the Wildlife Management Conservation Plan includes Traditional Knowledge to enhance important land use documents.

Making a wildlife management Conservation Plan

Online information is key for sharing information in today's world. Jen Parrot is one of the people using technologies like online mapping to document traditional knowledge. Parrot is the Spatial Project Coordinator for the Invialuit Regional Corporation. At the 2015 North Slope Conference, she talked about best practices for using online tools to document traditional knowledge. Here's her presentation.

Traditional Knowledge Online

As a lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law's Aboriginal and Natural Resources law team, Hannah Askew works on issues that affect land, resources, and wildlife management. Askew is a lawyer, but she also holds a Masters' degrees in history and in anthropology.

The harvester and the scientist

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