Regions: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, traditional knowledge, Inuit, place names, toponymy
| Principal Investigator: | Muller-Wille, Ludger (3) |
| Licence Number: | 11057 |
| Organization: | Department of Geography, McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1991
1990
1989
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1991 |
| Project Team: | P. Tatannuaq; L. Weber Muller-Wille; Inuit assistants to be named |
Objective(s): 1) collect systematically all known Inuit geographical names in the Inuit homeland of Nunavut - on land and sea; 2) assure high quality of accuracy of information gathered; 3) process all data and material obtained from the surveys; 4) submit all place names in their correct form to the governmental place names authorities (territorial, provincial or federal and return the information gathered in a form which can be easily used by the general public;
Project Description: The Researcher and team will continue to collect, document, establish and preserve a complete record of all known Inuit geographical names systematically from oral tradition and other existing sources in all Inuit communities throughout the Keewatin District.
