The A to Z of the Inuit
Title | The A to Z of the Inuit PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela R. Stern |
Publisher | A to Z Guide Series |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Inuit |
ISBN | 9780810868229 |
"The A to Z of the Inuit describes how the Inuit - as a single people, citizens of separate nations, and residents of individual communities - deal with education, language rights, self-government and self determination, the militarization of their lands and their lives, climate change and pollution, and globalization."--Page 4 of cover.
Hunters, Predators and Prey
Title | Hunters, Predators and Prey PDF eBook |
Author | Frédéric Laugrand |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2014-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1782384065 |
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear, considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered ‘prey par excellence’: the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as ‘inua’ (owner) and ‘tarniq’ (shade) over European concepts such as ‘spirit ‘and ‘soul’, the book compares and contrasts human beings and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.
My Life with the Eskimo
Title | My Life with the Eskimo PDF eBook |
Author | Vilhjalmur Stefansson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 482 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Arctic regions |
ISBN |
Eskimo Life of Yesterday
Title | Eskimo Life of Yesterday PDF eBook |
Author | Revillion Freres |
Publisher | Saanichton, B.C. : Hancock House |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Eskimos |
ISBN | 9780919654730 |
Presents a very simple view of Inuit life from Labrador, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska and Siberia at the turn of the century.
The Inuit
Title | The Inuit PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Bonvillain |
Publisher | Chelsea House |
Total Pages | 120 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Examines the history, culture, and current situation of the Inuit peoples of the Arctic regions.
Sinews of Survival
Title | Sinews of Survival PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Kobayashi Issenman |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Total Pages | 290 |
Release | 2011-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0774841893 |
Betty Issenman examines all aspects of winter and summer Inuit clothing, going back 4000 years, with particular emphasis on northern Canadian Inuit. She also describes the kinds of material and tools used to make the clothing. The focus is on on Inuit clothing as protection, identity, and culture bearer, roles it has played for thousands of years. No other book brings together contemporary and historical material from the circumpolar worlds with original research. Sinews of Survival is a fascinating study of Inuit clothing, past and present. It includes over 200 illustrations of various kinds of clothing. The voices of the Inuit are heard throughout the text in quotations from consultations and the literature. By describing one component of Inuit society, the author opens a pathway to understanding the culture as a whole.
Life Among the Inuit
Title | Life Among the Inuit PDF eBook |
Author | Ian F. Mahaney |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | 34 |
Release | 2016-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1508149879 |
The Inuit people have inhabited their northern homelands since ancient times. Readers discover the many facets of ancient Inuit life and the way it’s still reflected in modern Inuit culture. They explore Inuit hunting methods and art, as well as many other topics that meet common social studies curriculum standards. This information is presented through engaging main text, eye-catching fact boxes, and detailed maps. Readers also learn through colorful photographs and historical images of the Inuit people’s past and present.