ABSTRACT
The Inuit World is a robust and holistic reference source to contemporary Inuit life from the intimate world of the household to the global stage. Organized around the themes of physical worlds, moral, spiritual and intellectual worlds, intimate and everyday worlds, and social and political worlds, this book includes ethnographically rich contributions from a range of scholars, including Inuit and other Indigenous authors. The book considers regional, social, and cultural differences as well as the shared histories and common cultural practices that allow us to recognize Inuit as a single, distinct Indigenous people. The chapters demonstrate both the historical continuity of Inuit culture and the dynamic ways that Inuit people have responded to changing social, environmental, political, and economic conditions. Chapter topics include ancestral landscapes, tourism and archaeology, resource extraction and climate change, environmental activism, and women’s leadership.
This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers in anthropology, Indigenous studies, and Arctic studies and those in related fields including geography, history, sociology, political science, and education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|106 pages
Placing Inuit Worlds
chapter 2|18 pages
Enduring social communities of the Inuvialuit
chapter 6|16 pages
Building booms and shipping container housing
part II|102 pages
Moral, spiritual, and intellectual worlds
part III|82 pages
Intimate and everyday worlds
chapter 15|13 pages
“I don't even sew for myself anymore”
chapter 16|18 pages
“We are starving for our food”
part IV|134 pages
Social and political worlds