Factors Influencing Changes in Decisions Made While Producing Inuit Clothing
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, women, Inuit, decision making, sewing, traditional clothing
| Principal Investigator: | Oakes, Jill (4) |
| Licence Number: | 12220 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta, Canadian Circumpolar Institute |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1989
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | Dr. Rick Riewe, Zarah Chun |
Objective(s): To identify and analyse factors influencing decisions made by seamstresses when choosing items from their repertoire of tools, materials, skills, and techniques;
Project Description: The researcher and her team will collect information about choices made by Inuit seamstresses by actually working with seamstresses to produce clothing. Temporal and individual variations in economic, political, social, cultural, and historical factors influencing decisions made during the production procedures will be identified by talking with community members and searching through archival artifacts.
