ABSTRACT
Land claim settlements in Arctic North America constitute a transformative episode in circumpolar history. This chapter analyzes knowledge production during negotiations for the Inuvialuit Final Agreement of 1984. Inuvialuit leaders hired scientists to help delineate arguments about land uses and historical occupancy, biological productivity, and the economic value of natural resources. Inuvialuit negotiators used this knowledge to propose the creation of wildlife management boards, impact assessment boards, and wilderness designations. In addition to demonstrating potential for broadening historical understanding of the Arctic during the Cold War, this case also exposes diverse roots of contemporary circumpolar affairs.
