Western Canadian Subarctic
E508835
The Western Canadian Subarctic is a vast boreal and subarctic region of northwestern Canada characterized by cold climates, coniferous forests, and the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples such as the Slavey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian North | 1 |
| Western Canadian Subarctic canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boreal region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ subarctic region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
long cold winters
ⓘ
permafrost in many areas ⓘ short cool summers ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRegionFor | Subarctic Indigenous cultures ⓘ |
| dominantTreeGenus |
Larix (larch)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Picea (spruce) ⓘ Pinus (pine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
forestry (in some areas) ⓘ mineral resource extraction (in some areas) ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
boreal woodland
ⓘ
subarctic tundra (in northern fringes) ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
climate change impacts on permafrost
ⓘ
shifts in wildlife distribution ⓘ |
| hasBiome | boreal forest ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cold climate ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
large river systems
ⓘ
numerous lakes and wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalFeature | extreme seasonal variation in daylight ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
taiga ⓘ |
| languageFamilySpoken | Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cree language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slavey language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Canada ⓘ |
| partOf |
North American Subarctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Subarctic ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf |
Chipewyan (Dënesųłiné) people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cree peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Dene peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwichʼin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavey people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | traditional land use by Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| wildlifeIncludes |
black bear
ⓘ
caribou ⓘ lynx ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ moose ⓘ snowshoe hare ⓘ wolf ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.