Kinship Systems: Inuit of the artic Dorothy Young ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Christopher Deere December 16‚ 2011 Kinship Systems: Inuit of the Artic The Inuit people have adapted quite well living in the extreme cold of the artic. They live in the artic area of native North America. Commonly called “Eskimo”‚ their territory extends more than five thousand miles along the Arctic Circle from Russia‚ Alaska‚ and northern Canada to Greenland. They are a people who have
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missionaries had on the Inuit culture. The main goal for the Moravian missionaries was to spread Christianity among the Inuit in Labrador. Over the course of the past two hundred years the missionaries succeeded in doing so. They helped improve the Inuit culture from all the hardships that was faced because mainly of the land in Labrador. This paper includes a lot of history about the Moravian missionaries because they are the ones who introduced a new way of life for the Labrador Inuit and besides archaeologists-
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Hook: Although‚ it has become common to refer to the Inuit as Eskimos‚ this is not their preferred name‚ nor does it have anything to do with their culture heritage. Background Info: Some background info for my hook is that it goes with my thesis because it works with my hook and it has a lot of details in my hook. Thesis: This essay is about the Inuit‚ Haida‚ Iroquois‚ and Sioux. It will tell you about what happened in all 4 places. Body Paragraph 1 (Alike) Topic Sentence: This is going
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of the Canadian Artic known as the Inuit. They once use to be called Eskimos‚ which means people who eat raw meat; from my observations in the video I believe this name stands true because of their diet‚ which consists of meat and fat. The particular group of Inuit people I am going to be focusing on is the Netsilk; their name means “people of the place where there is seal. The video I saw in class is called “Eskimo: Fight for Life” which focuses on how the Inuit people have adapted to their harsh
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to the Inuit: Contextual Analysis of Indigenous Mythology Raven was an incredible animal to the Native North American Inuit culture; he was extremely symbolic in many ways. One of the most important things Raven could do was transform; he was the barrier of magic to many‚ being able to transform could bring happiness to everyone. The Inuit culture believed that Raven could heal many due to his magic and great level of intelligence. Raven is the keeper of secrets‚ and can assist the Inuit people
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Inuit Women: Traditional and Modern Gender Roles Kelsey Melanson (6489281) Concordia University First Peoples of Canada - FPST 203 Professor Kahente Horn-Miller Submitted December 11‚ 2013 Table of Content Introduction 3 Background on Traditional Women Roles 3 Post-European Contact and the affects on Inuit Women 5 The Decrease of Inuit Male roles Importance… 6 Traditional verses Modern Inuit Women Gender Roles 8 Combining the Roles 9 Conclusion
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“The Inuit People” With a population of 150‚000 the Inuit people lived in very small comunnites. It was founded in the artic tundra. It was found to be part of the northwest territory. The Inuit’s traditional way of life was influenced by its extreme climate and stark landscapes of the artic tndra. The “inuit” name was known as “the people” in inukitut. The name “eskimo” is taken very serious and personal. The inuit people took it extreamly offensive. Living in the artic had its ups and down’s
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world has today‚ the American portrayal still lingers in Americans minds today. This idea of normal carries stereotypes and a lot of ignorance. Although cultures are different‚ they all come with a list of stereotypes. Naheed‚ a Muslim and Sheila‚ an Inuit‚ are no exception when it comes to discrimination toward their culture. Society puts huge emphasis on living the American dream‚ the ‘normal’ lifestyle. Even with all this cultural diversity in America‚ there are still many people ignorant to the idea
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The housing used by the Inuit people depended upon the time of the year. In the summer they lived in tents. But in the winter they needed to protect themselves from the cold so they built and lived in a winter home they called an igluvigak. Most people refer to the Inuit winter home as an igloo‚ but the Inuit people called their homes igluvigaks. The summer tents that the Inuit people lived in were called tipis. A tipi is a cone-shaped house. The women were responsible for building the tipi
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R Inuits have a strong bond . A Inuits have a strong bond together because it is trombonist . C Inuit describes the various groups of indigenous peoples who live throughout Inuit Nunavut‚ that is the Alluvial Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut of Northern Canada‚ Nunavut In Quebec and Nunavut Labrador‚ as well as in Greenland. The term culture of the Inuit‚ therefore‚ refers primarily to these areas; however‚ parallels to other Eskimo Groups can also be drawn. E The traditional
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