Format:
Online-Ressource (522 p)
ISBN:
9780773523401
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series
Content:
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.
Content:
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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""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""
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""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""
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""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""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780773570061
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780773523401
Additional Edition:
Print version Uqalurait : An Oral History of Nunavut
Language:
English
Keywords:
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