Hope and hurdles for the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq herds

Hope and hurdles for the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq herds

By Tina Giroux-Robillard, Executive Director, Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board Whether you know them as etthén, tuktu, atihk or caribou, the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq barren-ground herds are central to life in northern Canada. Their annual migrations stretch across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan through the traditional territories of Cree, Dene, Inuit and Métis peoples. Barren-ground caribou …