Hunting, Language Retention, and Cultural Identity Maintenance in Igloolik

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: traditional knowledge, hunting, Inuktitut language

Principal Investigator: Chartrand, Jean Philippe (1)
Licence Number: 8006
Organization: McMaster University
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Issued: Jan 01, 1988
Project Team: none

Objective(s): to assess the general value placed on the practice of hunting and its interplay with the quantity and quality of Inuktitut usage in various social contexts; to assess how hunting has changed and how changes have affected the Inuit sense of cultural identity