Inuit Geographical Names in the Keewatin
Regions: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, traditional knowledge, oral history, place names, toponymy
| Principal Investigator: | Rundstrom, Robert A. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 9045 |
| Organization: | George Mason University; McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1991
1990
1989
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Project Team: | David Owangayak; Linna Weber Muller-Wille; 3 assistants Dr. Ludger Weber Muller-Wille is the Project Director |
Objective(s): to train Inuit researchers and field assistants to carry out toponymic surveys in Keewatin settlements; to cary out toponymic surveys in the communities of Arviat, Whale Cove, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet; to submit all names to the Executive Council of th
Project Description: Dr. Rundstrom and his team will interview people in some Keewatin communities to record the oral history of the original names given to their communities. They will also train northern assistants to continue this work throughout the Keewatin.
