The Reindeer Herders of the Mackenzie Delta
by Conaty, Gerald T.

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The Reindeer Herders of the Mackenzie Delta: In the early 1900s, the Inuvialuit of the Mackenzie Delta faced desperate times. Dependent on caribou meat and fur for thousands of years, they found that the herd no longer behaved in a predictable way. With the change in climate, hunters were forced to travel several miles east in search of caribou.

In order to stave off famine, the United States and Canadian governments joined together to launch The Alaskan Reindeer Experiment and the Canadian Reindeer Project. These programs sought to mitigate the food storage by importing and herding reindeer from Scandinavia. With the reindeer came Sami, a reindeer herding culture indigenous to Scandinavia, whose job was to teach the Inuvialuit their successful herding techniques.

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ISBN-10:	1552632296
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781552632291
Author:	Conaty, Gerald T.
Publisher:	Key Porter Books Toronto, Ontario
Publication Date:	8/2003
Pages:	80 pp
Size/Dimensions:	10 x 8 x .25 inches
Binding:	Paperback