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Becoming inummarik : men's lives in an Inuit community

Title
Becoming inummarik : men's lives in an Inuit community / Peter Collings.
Author
Collings, Peter, 1968-
Publication
  • Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Description
xiii, 406 pages : maps; 24 cm
Summary
  • "What does it mean to become a man in the Arctic today? Becoming Inummarik focuses on the lives of the first generation of men born and raised primarily in permanent settlements. Forced to balance the difficulties of schooling, jobs, and money that are a part of village life with the conflicting demands of older generations and subsistence hunting, these men struggle to chart their life course and become inummariit - genuine people.
  • Peter Collings presents an accessible, intelligent, humorous, and sensitive account of Inuit men who are no longer youths, but not yet elders. Based on over twenty years of research conducted in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Becoming Inummarik is a profound and nuanced look at contemporary Inuit life that shows not just what Inuit men do, but who they are. Collings recounts experiences from his immersion in the daily lives of Ulukhaktok's men - from hunting and sharing meals to playing cards and grocery shopping - to demonstrate how seemingly mundane activities provide revelations about complex issues such as social relationships, status, and maturity. He also reflects on the ethics of immersive anthropological research, the difficulties of balancing professional and personal relationships with informants, and the nature of knowledge in Inuit culture.
  • Becoming Inummarik shows that while Inuit born into a modern society see themselves as different from their parents' generation, their adherence to traditional ideas about life ensures that they remain fully Inuit even as their community has witnessed drastic upheaval."--pub. desc.
Series Statement
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 73
Uniform Title
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 73.
Alternative Title
Men's lives in an Inuit community
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Language (note)
  • Includes a glossary of Inuinnaqtun terms.
Contents
Time for a snack -- Things are really changing around here -- A congenial dolt learns about Inuit culture -- He's a good friend, but he's a crook -- Driving around -- I'm experimenting -- Expensive women and unbalanced lives -- Sometimes I can feel heavy -- It feels good to give that much -- Real northern men.
Call Number
JFE 15-6587
ISBN
  • 9780773543126 (cloth)
  • 0773543120 (cloth)
  • 9780773543133 (paper)
  • 0773543139 (paper)
  • 9780773590328 (ePDF) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780773590335 (ePUB) (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
863768372
Author
Collings, Peter, 1968- author.
Title
Becoming inummarik : men's lives in an Inuit community / Peter Collings.
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 73
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 73.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic format.
Language
Includes a glossary of Inuinnaqtun terms.
Other Form:
Collings, Peter, 1968- Becoming inummarik. McGill-Queen's native and northern series (CaOONL)2013907273X
Research Call Number
JFE 15-6587
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