ISBN:
9780773523401
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (522 p)
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Uqalurait : An Oral History of Nunavut
DDC:
305.89712409
Keywords:
Ethnologie ; Nunavut
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Ethnology ; Nunavut
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Inuit ; Nunavut ; Histoire
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Inuit ; Nunavut ; History
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Inuit ; Nunavut ; Moeurs et coutumes
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Inuit ; Nunavut ; Social life and customs
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Oral history ; Nunavut
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Uqalurait, pointed snowdrifts formed by Arctic blizzards, "would tell us which direction to go in," says elder Mariano Aupilarjuk. This oral history, guided by the traditional knowledge of Inuit elders from across Nunavut, also follows the uqalurait.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Black and White Illustrations -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Note on Language and Spelling -- Colour Plates following page -- PART ONE: Inuit Identity -- 1 Naming -- 2 The Family -- 3 Animals -- 4 Hunting -- 5 Gathering -- 6 Food Sharing -- 7 Leadership -- 8 Justice -- 9 Music and Dance -- 10 Astronomy -- 11 Navigation -- 12 The Land -- 13 External Relations -- Inuit -- Indians -- 14 Tuniit -- 15 Unusual Beings -- 16 Cosmology -- 17 Shamanism -- 18 Singaijuq (Pregnancy) and Irnisuktuq (Labour) -- 19 Medicine -- 20 Death and Burial -- 21 Architecture -- Introduction -- Dwellings -- Caches - Preserving for the Future -- Inuksuit/Inuksugait - Indicators of the Past -- 22 Material Culture -- Introduction -- Hunting Equipment -- Boats -- Qimmiit (Dogs) -- Qamutiit (Sledges) -- Domestic Equipment -- 23 Skin Preparation and Clothing -- Skin Preparation -- Clothing -- PART TWO: Regional Identity -- 24 Inuit Seasonal Rounds -- 25 Seasonal Round of the Ahiarmiut -- 26 Seasonal Round of the Arviligjuarmiut -- 27 Seasonal Round of the Amitturmiut -- 28 Seasonal Round of the Inuinnait -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- A -- H -- I -- K -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- Bibliography -- Index of Elders Quoted in the Text -- A -- B -- E -- H -- I -- K -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Description / Table of Contents:
""Contents""; ""List of Black and White Illustrations""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Maps""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""A Note on Language and Spelling""; ""Colour Plates following page""; ""PART ONE: Inuit Identity""; ""1 Naming""; ""2 The Family""; ""3 Animals""; ""4 Hunting""; ""5 Gathering""; ""6 Food Sharing""; ""7 Leadership""; ""8 Justice""; ""9 Music and Dance""; ""10 Astronomy""; ""11 Navigation""; ""12 The Land""; ""13 External Relations""; ""Inuit""; ""Indians""; ""14 Tuniit""; ""15 Unusual Beings""; ""16 Cosmology""; ""17 Shamanism""
Description / Table of Contents:
""18 Singaijuq (Pregnancy) and Irnisuktuq (Labour)""""19 Medicine""; ""20 Death and Burial""; ""21 Architecture""; ""Introduction""; ""Dwellings""; ""Caches - Preserving for the Future""; ""Inuksuit/Inuksugait - Indicators of the Past""; ""22 Material Culture""; ""Introduction""; ""Hunting Equipment""; ""Boats""; ""Qimmiit (Dogs)""; ""Qamutiit (Sledges)""; ""Domestic Equipment""; ""23 Skin Preparation and Clothing""; ""Skin Preparation""; ""Clothing""; ""PART TWO: Regional Identity""; ""24 Inuit Seasonal Rounds""; ""25 Seasonal Round of the Ahiarmiut""
Description / Table of Contents:
""26 Seasonal Round of the Arviligjuarmiut""""27 Seasonal Round of the Amitturmiut""; ""28 Seasonal Round of the Inuinnait""; ""Conclusion""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Elders Quoted in the Text""; ""A""; ""B""; ""E""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""General Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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