Inuit Social and spatial Organization in Cumberland Sound during the Whaling Era
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, whaling, oral history, historical activities, historical site
| Principal Investigator: | Stevenson, Marc G. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 7127 |
| Organization: | Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1987 |
| Project Team: | Meeka Mike; Qautsook Evic; Etooangat Aksayook; Malaya Akaluguk; Kuldoo Pitsualuk; Simon Shaimiyuk |
Objective(s): To establish, through oral history, the macro- and micro-settlement patterns of the Cumberland Sound Inuit during the Whaling Era. Elerly informants will be questioned about the locations, and factors influencing their selection of 1)sites around the sound, and 2)dwellings within settlements. The ultimate aim of this research is to formulate a model of Inuit sociopolitical organization during the Whaling Era that could be tested against the pre-contact Thule archaeological record.
