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Dolphin and Union (DU) caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi, locally referred to as island tuktu) were recently assessed as Endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada in 2017. The recorded DU caribou history includes a limited collection of Western knowledge and Traditional Knowledge studies. In this project, we thematically summarized Traditional knowledge on DU caribou from interviews in 2003 with Ekaluktutiakmiut (15) and Kugluktukmiut (15) and interviews in 2018-2020 with Kugluktukmiut (33). The information gained provides important insights on the history, abundance, distribution, and health of DU caribou.