Narwhal Tusk Research Interviews

Harvard researcher Martin Nweeia interviewed 55 elders and hunters from Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland. Each interviewee contributed knowledge that helped Nweeia and his fellow researchers understand the purpose of the narwhal's tusk. Interviews are conducted in several dialects of both Inuktitut and Greenlandic, but are conducted with the aid of an English translator. More interviews will be added when translations are completed.

Interviews with written English translations

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Hunter	Community	Date Added	Keywords
Cornelius Nutarak	Pond Inlet, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, beluga whales, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, niksiulangata avataaniinginnaqtuq, qaulluvisat, arnanngaliit, hunting
Elisapee Ootova	Pond Inlet, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, tiggak, arnarluk, ugiuqu, hunting
Ikey Kigutikakjuk	Artic Bay, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Jayko Peterloosie	Pond Inlet, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, beluga whales, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, niksiulangata avataaniinginnaqtuq, qaulluvisat, arnanngaliit, hunting
Jaypeetee Qarpik	Pangnirtung, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Joanasie M	Pangnirtung, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Lisha Levi	Artic Bay, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Mucktar Akumalik	Artic Bay, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Peteroosie Qappik	Pangnirtung, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Ragelee Arnaquq	Broughton Island, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting
Seetee Nattiapik	Broughton Island, Canada	4 June 2010	Narwhal behavior, narwhal migration, tusk differences, differences between male and female narwhals, qirnajuktat, uses of tusk, tusk length, tusk size, double tusks, hunting

Untranslated interviews

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Community	Date Added	Keywords
Disko Island, Greenland	4 June 2010	Narwhal tusks, narwhal behavior
Qaanaaq, Greenland	4 June 2010	Narwhal tusks, narwhal behavior
Uummannaq, Greenland	4 June 2010	Narwhal tusks, narwhal behavior