Editing Dog sled (section)

==History==
[[File:Fur Trader in Toboggan oil painting by Cornelius Krieghoff.jpg|thumb|An 1840s oil painting of a [[fur trade]]r using a dog sled pulled by three dogs. Dog sleds have been used for over a thousand years.]]
Dog power has been used by humans for hunting and traveling for over 9,000 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Vitale |first=Emma |last2=Rasmussen |first2=Jacob A. |last3=Grønnow |first3=Bjarne |last4=Hansen |first4=Anders J. |last5=Meldgaard |first5=Morten |last6=Feuerborn |first6=Tatiana R. |date=2023-11-01 |title=An ethnographic framework for identifying dog sledding in the archaeological record |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030544032300136X |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science |volume=159 |pages=105856 |doi=10.1016/j.jas.2023.105856 |issn=0305-4403|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swan |first=Thom |title=Early Sled Dog History |url=http://www.tworiversak.com/sleddoghx1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617050554/http://www.tworiversak.com/sleddoghx1.htm |archive-date=17 June 2009 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Swanny's Place}}</ref> While dog sledding is an ancient tradition, it remains a crucial practice for remote communities that depend on it both culturally and economically, such as [[Qaanaaq]] and [[Ittoqqortoormiit]], remote settlements in [[Greenland]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Dubreuil |first=Nicolas |date=2021-07-23 |title=The History of the Polar Practice of Dog Sledding |url=https://escales.ponant.com/us/dog-sledding-north-pole/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Magazine de voyage Escales : interviews, inspirations et conseils |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ameen |first=Carly |last2=Feuerborn |first2=Tatiana R. |last3=Brown |first3=Sarah K. |last4=Linderholm |first4=Anna |last5=Hulme-Beaman |first5=Ardern |last6=Lebrasseur |first6=Ophélie |last7=Sinding |first7=Mikkel-Holger S. |last8=Lounsberry |first8=Zachary T. |last9=Lin |first9=Audrey T. |last10=Appelt |first10=Martin |last11=Bachmann |first11=Lutz |last12=Betts |first12=Matthew |last13=Britton |first13=Kate |last14=Darwent |first14=John |last15=Dietz |first15=Rune |date=2019-11-27 |title=Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic |url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2019.1929 |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |volume=286 |issue=1916 |pages=20191929 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2019.1929 |pmc=6939252 |pmid=31771471}}</ref> With sea ice surrounding these areas for nine months each year, mushing is a skill passed down from a young age. Sled dogs continue to play a vital role as hunting and fishing companions, essential to the survival of those living in these harsh environments.<ref name=":1" />