Nunavut Generations

by McElroy, Ann

• ISBN13: 9781577664895
• ISBN10: 1577664892
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-30
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Inuit and Astronauts	p. 1
The Human Geography of Nunavut	p. 5
What Is the Difference between "Inuit" and "Eskimos"?	p. 7
The Theme of "Generation"	p. 9
Adaptation and the Colonial Footprint	p. 11
Organization of the Book	p. 13
Why This Book?	p. 15
Early Encounters	p. 19
Ancestors and Origins	p. 22
Contacts with Europeans in Eastern Canada	p. 25
Commercial Whaling	p. 28
Inuit as Cultural Brokers	p. 30
Trading Companies	p. 33
Memories of Traders	p. 37
Dance from the Heart	p. 43
The Myth of Sedna	p. 45
Missionaries	p. 48
Traditional Inuit Healing and the Arrival of Western Medicine	p. 53
Royal Canadian Mounted Police	p. 59
Military Influences	p. 62
Living with the People	p. 67
First Fieldwork	p. 67
A Humbling Experience: Field Notes	p. 75
Mosquitoes, Tourists, and Anthropologists	p. 77
Doctoral Research	p. 78
1992 to 2006	p. 84
Becoming Townspeople	p. 87
An Inuit Perspective on Migration	p. 89
Moving to Iqaluit	p. 94
Moving to Pangnirtung	p. 96
Moving to Cape Dorset (Kinngait)	p. 99
Moving to Qikiqtarjuaq	p. 101
Memories of Living in Town	p. 107
Growing Up Biculturally	p. 113
Birth and Neonatal Care	p. 114
Naming Practices	p. 114
Infancy	p. 115
The Toddler	p. 117
Encountering a Wider World	p. 118
The Middle Years	p. 119
Teachers and School Principals	p. 121
What Did Inuit Parents Want?	p. 123
The Extinction Myth: A Series of Flawed Assumptions	p. 129
Relocation and Loss	p. 135
A Traumatized Generation	p. 136
Mina and Lucassie	p. 145
Finding a Political Voice	p. 153
The Dream of Nunavut	p. 157
Impacts of Nunavut	p. 160
Elders' Views of Nunavut	p. 162
Food Security in Nunavut	p. 163
A Vision for Nunavut	p. 167
Epilogue	p. 171
Glossary	p. 177
References	p. 181
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