Since time immemorial, Inuit drum dancing songs have been used
throughout the Arctic to reaffirm kinship ties, decompress from the
rigors of hunting and gathering, and redirect competitive behavior.
The Effects of Inuit Drum Dancing on Psychosocial Well-Being and
Resilience: Productivity and Cultural Competence in an Inuit
Settlement explores the sociocultural context surrounding two forms
of traditional Inuit drum dancing in Ulukhaktok, an Inuit
settlement in the Canadian Northwest Territories. Tim Murray uses
case studies and social script analysis to argue that drum dance
participation has emerged in this community as a way of supporting
the psychosocial well-being of the settlement’s younger
population and to explore how in the wake of colonization, drum
dancing has resolidified in Ulukhaktok. Specifically, chapters
examine the impacts of generational isolation and its downstream
effects on the lives of settlement youth and young adults, the
deployment of drum dancing as a tactical resource for modulating
emotional access with elders, and its reemergence within the
Ulukhaktok taskscape as a platform for reinterpreting local
understandings of productivity and cultural competence.
General
Imprint: |
Lexington Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Tim Murray
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
132 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-79360-977-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-79360-977-2 |
Barcode: |
9781793609779 |
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