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Inuit ecological knowledge as expressed through place names in the arctic
Principal Investigator: Rodin, Rachel
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: Sites will be selected in the Repulse Bay area whose Inuit place names reflect the biological, physical or cultural/historical significance of the locations. Through visits to these sites and consultation with community members, I will determine the relationship between place names and environmental conditions. Sites will be selected using the Keewatin Nuna-top database of place names....
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: Sites will be selected in the Repulse Bay area whose Inuit place names reflect the biological, physical or cultural/historical significance of the locations. Through visits to these sites and consultation with community members, I will determine the relationship between place names and environmental conditions. Sites will be selected using the Keewatin Nuna-top database of place names....
The Geographical Knowledge of the Inuit of the Copper Eskimo Area
Principal Investigator: Collignon, Beatrice M.
Licensed Year(s): 1998 1992 1991
Summary: The Researcher will conduct a study to investigate Inuit geography, their geographical thoughts about the land and their perception of space and the way they organize their knowledge of the land into an general explanation of the world around them. A place name survey will be carried out with the elders of each community. Younger adults will be asked to give the names they know to understand how ...
Licensed Year(s): 1998 1992 1991
Summary: The Researcher will conduct a study to investigate Inuit geography, their geographical thoughts about the land and their perception of space and the way they organize their knowledge of the land into an general explanation of the world around them. A place name survey will be carried out with the elders of each community. Younger adults will be asked to give the names they know to understand how ...
Systematic Surveys of Inuit Geographical Names in the Keewatin District, Nunavut (NUNA-TOP Projects) - Continuation, Third Year (1991/92)
Principal Investigator: Muller-Wille, Ludger
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1990 1989
Summary: The Researcher and team will continue to collect, document, establish and preserve a complete record of all known Inuit geographical names systematically from oral tradition and other existing sources in all Inuit communities throughout the Keewatin District....
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1990 1989
Summary: The Researcher and team will continue to collect, document, establish and preserve a complete record of all known Inuit geographical names systematically from oral tradition and other existing sources in all Inuit communities throughout the Keewatin District....
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