PR (Wolf 2020): 054 - Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è - Boots on the Ground 2018 Results.

Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è is a Bathurst caribou monitoring program based upon the Traditional Knowledge (TK) of Tłı̨chǫ and Inuit indigenous elders and harvesters. The new name for the program, Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è, replaces its previous name Boots on the Ground. Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è was chosen by the Tłı̨chǫ program advisors, and means “in the migration of caribou,” and everything that relates to them. The objectives are to monitor the conditions of Bathurst caribou herd on the summer range, focusing on four key indicators: (1) habitat; (2) caribou; (3) predators, and (4) industrial development. 

Key words: Bathurst caribou, monitoring, habitat, predators, industrial development, indicators, climate change, sustainability