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Cultural Development of the Inuit, 2002.
This paper discusses in detail the development of the customs and social structure of the more primitive Inuit society as a direct result of its need to survive in a hostile climate. The Inuit, a member of a group of Eskimoan peoples, live in the Arctic.
4,695 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 121.95
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This extensive paper states that all aspects of Inuit life revolve around the survival of the group including marriage, kinships and gender role divisions. The author believes that the Inuit are highly connected with the changing of the seasons and are highly dependent upon one another. The paper states that the Inuit value respect and caring for others as an integral part of their culture because group cohesiveness and cooperation are necessary for survival. The author compares the Inuit culture with the more civilized culture of Judaism.
Table of Contents
General Description of Inuit
Food Restrictions and Symbolism
Kinship and Social Organization
Gender Roles in Inuit Society
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The eating of seal is done at a special feast called alupajaq. In this ceremony, the men gather around the seal and cut it up in a special way. The women are grouped together several feet away. The men carry on a conversation that can be heard by the women telling about hunting stories. The women talk about the seal and how nice it is to be blessed with plenty. The meat is passed from the men to the women. The women get the choicest parts of the seal."
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The Inuit of Canada, 2002.
An insight into the culture of the Inuit of Northern Canada and Alaska.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper is a cultural anthropologic study of the Inuit of Northern Canada and Alaska. They are commonly known as the Eskimo people, although this is a misnomer. The paper discusses Inuit culture, marriage and childrearing practices, as well as food, clothing, and housing of this indigenous culture. The creation of the Nunavut province in Canada, governed by the Inuit Tribal Council, is also addressed as an important step forward for First Nations autonomy.
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The Inuit (Eskimo) Colonial Experience: First Contact, 2002.
Discusses the effects of contact between the Inuit Eskimo tribes and Westerners from the early nineteenth century.
1,331 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper focuses on how contact with Europeans and their descendants affected native populations of the Inuit in terms of introduced diseases and changes in existing patterns of trade and inter-tribal relations. It cites examples from different Inuit tribes ranging from Baffin Island in north-eastern Canada, to Alaska.
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"Since time immemorial, the Inuit existed as some of the most isolated populations on Earth, living in some of the harshest environments imaginable. The Inuit?s traditional social customs, trade patterns, and overall health and vitality all came under intense strain as a result of contact with Westerners. The individual bands? isolation proved to be fundamental to the rapid disintegration of traditional Inuit society, culture, and economics. Although the disastrous impact of European colonial exploits on the native peoples of South and Central America are well documented, Western contact and colonialism also forever changed the lives of native people half a world away in the high Arctic."
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Inuit, 2005.
An overview of the history and culture of the Inuit.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper looks at the Inuit, a First Nations people who live in Canada and Greenland. It looks at how the Inuit consist of many groups that are similar in physical characteristics, language, culture and lifestyle and how they speak various dialects of a language called Eskimo.
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The Inuit, 2002.
This paper examines the Inuit tribes of Canada,.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the Inuit's history and culture from the earliest times in prehistory to modern day. The author looks at their hinting methods. The paper evaluates the addition of Nunavut to their land.
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The Inuit and the Cree of Mistassini, 2002.
An overview of cultures of the Inuit and the Cree of Mistassini from Erving Goffman's "Asylums".
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper helps the reader to see the cultures of the Inuit and the Cree of Mistassini at the micro level, in the light of the "total institutions" described by Goffman in "Asylums". (1991) When describing social establishments of the kind, Goffman comments that, "every institution captures something of the time and interest of its members and provides something of a world for them; in brief, every institution has encompassing tendencies". (1991, 15) Current industrialized societies have a way of compartmentalizing different aspects of human life and interaction. (1991, 17).
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"Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic", 2002.
A book review of "Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic" by Richard Condon.
2,258 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 69.95
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An analysis of this book which is a study of the Inuit people of Holman Island, a community in the Northwest Territories of Arctic Canada. It discusses how Condon analyzes their community, family life, relations with friends and peers, gender and sex issues, school and work situations, and prospects for the future.
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"Intuit, or Eskimos, live in small, isolated villages, usually in groups of only 10 to 50 people, though the exception could be as large a group as 800. Most villages would have perhaps six dwellings. The Eskimo world is small and self-contained not only in terms of the size of the village and the size of the home but also in terms of the circle familiar to a single Eskimo. Relatives constitute the primary world of the Eskimo. The Eskimo family consists of the conjugal unit, a husband, wife, and their children. At the time of first European contact, most women had only two or three children, though Eskimo couples wanted to have as many children as possible. There were two reasons for this fact: 1) there was a high rate of infant mortality; and 2) there was a low effective fertility rate. In this century, however, after Eskimos became relatively sedentary and started weaning their children at a much earlier age, the birth rate exploded to some of the highest levels ever recorded for a human population."
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Review of "People From Our Side", 2000.
A look at the life story of Peter Pitseolak, a native Eskimo.
1,880 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 60.95
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People from Our Side? is a wonderfully accurate representation of the Inuit lifestyle in the mid to early 1900?s. It is the life story of Peter Pitseolak, told by Peter Pitseolak, native Eskimo of Baffin Island. To fully understand the ways of the Inuit people the culture area must be considered along with specific characteristics associated with that culture. Next, I will summarize the story according to how the book is divided into 3-sub stories following Peter Pitseolak?s life. I will also discuss how the author treats the subject as opposed to how a non-indigenous author might treat the same subject. I will conclude with giving my personal review of the book and provide possible insights that can be gained from this book.
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Canadian NWMP Relations with Native Peoples, 2008.
An analysis of the history of the relationship between the Canadian North West Mounted Police (NWMP) and the native people of Canada and who is to blame for the degradation of their culture.
2,322 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the relationship between the Canadian North West Mounted Police (NWMP) and the native people of Canada. It briefly describes the history of the white Canadian's contact with the native people and how the NWMP became involved with them. The paper compares their attitudes towards the Inuit and the Indians and the conflicting opinions of how to deal with the Inuit. Finally, the paper looks at who is to blame for the degradation of the culture of the native peoples of the frontier.
From the Paper
"The North West Mounted Police were dispatch to the frontier as the law enforcement representative of the Canadian government. They protected the native population from further exploitation from the white settlers, and although contemptuous at times, they were not responsible for the demise of the native culture. Similar the introduction of modern culture to the Inuit by the Mounted Police was not the root cause of the demise of their culture. The encounter of modern society was inevitable, and the generous attitude of the Mounted Police avoided the exploitation that was all too often a part of the integration of native cultures into modern society."
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Residential 'Indian' Schools in Quebec, 2008.
An analysis of the purpose and impact on families of residential 'Indian' schools in Quebec.
4,594 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper discusses how residential schooling affected Aboriginal or Inuit women in Quebec. The paper begins by describing Quebec's First Nations and how the white population related to them. It then discusses Quebec's residential 'Indian' schools, their ideology and peculiarity. The paper also describes the original purposes of these schools and the impacts that they had on families.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Contemporary Issues
Quebec's First Nations
Quebec Residential 'Indian' Schools
Ideology and Particularity
Assimilation versus Other Motivations
Impacts upon Families
Last Remarks
From the Paper
"Cultural revival, as a positive set of developments among Aboriginal Canadians across Canada, has had different imprints upon Aboriginal women, Native womanhood of yore universally glorified, little room left for the reality of Native women whose families, by choice, were indeed Christians, their ways of life different, those for whom the attendance of residential school could involve relatively little adjustment, some of their experiences of school remarkably positive towards continuing involvement in Roman Catholic, Anglican or other Christian activities. For instance, Kim Anderson's scholarship is a contribution to explaining patterns of Aboriginal society as could be effectively removed by experiences such as residential education in schools that did reject the culture from which students came. (2000) However, where are the stories of thousands of Aboriginal women in particular and especially those of Quebec? Is the testimony of women who were not traumatized by their experiences of boarding school of no significance? What of those sent to parochial schools by their families in keeping with other Quebecois women? Where are their stories of residential education? What do they now recommend for the education of Aboriginal youth? Why are these quite usual and numerous Aboriginal Canadians invisible in the literature of Native Studies?"
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Aboriginal Ways of Seeing the World, 2005.
An analysis of the film "Annajant: The Fast Runner" and "The Other Side of Eden" by Hugh Brody, showing the way that the Aboriginals see the world.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses Aboriginal ways of seeing the world. The paper uses two sources to illustrate its points - the film "Annajant: The Fast Runner" and "The Other Side of Eden" by Hugh Brody. The paper shows the way in which both sources show that there was Inuit society that was essentially based on a very strong relationship with nature.
From the Paper
"Aboriginal Ways of Seeing the World The film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is based on an ancient Inuit legend. Although the film is largely fictional it can provide a glimpse into traditional Inuit lives. Through the film we learn a great deal about family, cooperation, reliance on land and spiritual forces in Inuit societies. Although films from an Aboriginal perspective are a relatively recent occurrence, there has been a great deal of anthropological work done on Aboriginal people and hunter-gather societies. For example, The Other Side of Eden by Hugh Brody is an examination of both hunter gatherer and agricultural societies from an anthropological perspective."
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Canada and Multiculturalism, 2005.
This paper compares various views on Canada and multiculturalism.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer examines and contrasts various views on Canada and multiculturalism. The writer discusses the view that Canada is a mosaic compared to the view that deep conflicts exist between the French and English, and the Inuit Indians.
From the Paper
"Politicians and sociologists alike often use the metaphors of a melting pot, a garden or a mixed salad to describe nations that are essentially multicultural and diverse. These metaphors were given a new twist by Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, at the start of the twentieth century. Laurier described visiting a magnificent cathedral in England that was made of marble oak and granite. It is the image of the nation that I would like to see Canada to become. For here I want ... "
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The Canadian Arctic, 2008.
Discusses issues surrounding the Canadian Arctic such as an ongoing dispute over sovereignty, climatic change, Aboriginal needs, mineral exploitation and matters of defense capability.
3,155 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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The paper relates that Canadians refer to Arctic Canada as an inland waterway, an archipelago of islands separated by the Northwest Passage, which is claimed by Canada. However, the U.S. and European powers assert that the Northwest Passage is an international sea route. The author points out that, if Canada cannot control and supervise shipping, then there is the likelihood of great environmental damage and the inability of Canada to ascertain if dangerous vessels are traversing the passage. The paper explains that the Inuit, who occupy the area claimed by the U.S as international waters, back the assertion of Canadian sovereignty and the enlargement ot the federal military and civilian administration roles in the Arctic. The author concludes that Canada is committed to the idea that the internationalization of the Northwest Passage represents serious liabilities for Canadians in the region, the environment and geo-political factors.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Meaning of Canadian Arctic Sovereignty
The American Perspective
Security and Defense
An Arctic, not Canadian Arctic Shipping Route
Last Remarks
From the Paper
"Prime Minister Stephen Harper's approach has repeated the sentiment of Professor McCrae, in Arctic sovereignty as something that Canada must 'use' or lose. Canadians living in southern areas, critical of the much increased military spending of Harper's government, are generally of kinds to forget the vital everyday roles played by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with regard to the Arctic region. Part of this military investment involves a strong effort to build up the visible CAF presence in the high Arctic, while expanding Arctic capabilities in defense, communications, search and rescue, and civilian services."
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