Scoresbysund, a hunting community in east Greenland
By: Finn Breinholt Larsen with the collaboration of Ivalo Egede and Carolyn J. Jenkins.
Contributors: Egede, Ivalo.; Jenkins, Carolyn J.
Publisher: Inuit Institute
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Nuuk, Greenland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Eskimos -- Greenland -- Scoresbysund -- Hunting.; Marine mammals -- Greenland -- Scoresbysund.; Whaling -- Greenland -- Scoresbysund.; Minke whale -- Greenland -- Scoresbysund.
Description: Subsistence whaling forms an integral part of the hunting activities in Scoresbysund. This paper presents a general description of the community and its use of the renewable resources in the area. The importance of whaling to the indigenous population is evaluated within this general background.
Notes: "TC/39/AS3".