Process of musical transculturation among Inuvialuit of the Mackenzie Delta

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Tags: social sciences, anthropology, knowledge transfer, culture, music, Inuvialuit, ethnomusicology

Principal Investigator: Rodriguez, Marisol (2)
Licence Number: 12490
Organization: University of Montreal
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Issued: Jan 01, 1993
Project Team: self

Objective(s): To study the process of transculturation of the Inuvialuit in the Mackenzie Delta by examining the social significance of music.

Project Description: The researcher will be interviewing Inuvialuit participants in the Inuvik music festival in order to examine how music reflects changes in culture. This research is part of a larger effort which examines musical culture of Inuit in Canada.