Boreal caribou play an important role in the lives of people in the Northwest Territories (NWT). They are highly valued from a spiritual, cultural, and harvesting perspective. On a spiritual level, Indigenous people hold tremendous respect toward boreal caribou, and for many non-Indigenous people, boreal caribou are an indicator of a healthy ecosystem and a symbol of the North.Boreal caribou play an important role in the lives of people in the Northwest Territories (NWT). They are highly valued from a spiritual, cultural, and harvesting perspective. On a spiritual level, Indigenous people hold tremendous respect toward boreal caribou, and for many non-Indigenous people, boreal caribou are an indicator of a healthy ecosystem and a symbol of the North.
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