Między tradycją a eksploatacją – znaczenie tradycyjnej wiedzy ekologicznej w debacie o przyszłości Kanadyjskiej Arktyki. Studium przypadku Nunavut .......... 143

The aim of the article is to analyze the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), known in Nunavut as Inuit Qaujimajatugangit (IQ), in decision-making processes concerning environmental protection and natural resource management in the Canadian Arctic. In the context of ongoing climate change and growing interest in the extractive industry, TEK is gaining importance as a cognitive system alternative to Western science, based on intergenerational knowledge transmission and local environmental observations. The article claims that TEK may play a key role in shaping environmental policies, especially amid the socio-political transformations of Nunavut. The study attempts to answer how TEK is applied in practice. The results indicate that IQ is not only a repository of ecological knowledge but also a tool of political agency for the Inuit in decision-making processes related to their territory.