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The Nutritional Food Fact Sheet series provides nutritional information about the most commonly eaten traditional foods, as well as the most popular vegetables, in the Northwest Territories.
Caribou is an important part of our Northern diet and culture and has been for generations. Most parts of the caribou are eaten, providing us with a rich source of nutrients we need to help build and repair body tissues as well as giving us energy.
A single animal, the caribou, provides a remarkable array of materials used to provide tools, clothing, shelter and crafts, as well as food. There is no waste of the caribou.