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This collection follows anthropological perspectives on peoples
(Canadian Inuit, Norwegian Sami, Yupiit from Alaska, and Inuit from
Greenland), places, and practices in the Circumpolar North from
colonial times to our post-modern era. This volume brings together
fresh perspectives on theoretical concepts, colonial/imperial
descriptions, collaborative work of non-Indigenous and Indigenous
researchers, as well as articles written by representatives of
Indigenous cultures from an inside perspective. The scope of the
book ranges from contributions based on unpublished primary
sources, missionary journals, and fairly unknown early Indigenous
sources and publications, to those based on more recent Indigenous
testimonies and anthropological fieldwork, museum exhibitions, and
(self)representations in the fields of fashion, marketing, and the
arts. The aim of this volume is to explore the making of
representations for and/or by Circumpolar North peoples. The
authors follow what representations have been created in the past
and in some cases continue to be created in the present, and the
Indigenous employment of representations that has continuity with
the past and also goes beyond "traditional" utilization. By
studying these representations, we gain a better understanding of
the dynamics of a society and its interaction with other cultures,
notably in the context of the dominant culture's efforts to
assimilate Indigenous people and erase their story. People's ideas
about themselves and of "the Other" are never static, not even if
they share the same cultural background. This is even more the case
in the contact zone of the intercultural arena. Images of "the
Other" vary according to time and place, and perceptions of
"others" are continuously readjusted from both sides in
intercultural encounters. This volume has been prepared by the
Research Group Circumpolar Cultures (RGCC) which is based in the
Netherlands. Its members conduct research on social and cultural
change focusing on topics that are of interest to the Indigenous
peoples of the Arctic. The RGCC builds on a long tradition in
Arctic studies in the Netherlands (Nico Tinbergen, Geert van den
Steenhoven, Gerti Nooter, and Jarich Oosten) and can rely on rich
Arctic collections of artefacts and photographs in anthropological
museums and extensive library collections. The expertise of the
RGCC in Arctic studies is internationally acknowledged by academics
as well as circumpolar peoples.
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and
stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine
key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place
in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a
category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After
these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the
companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear,
considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal
of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered
'prey par excellence': the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol
of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as
'inua' (owner) and 'tarniq' (shade) over European concepts such as
'spirit 'and 'soul', the book compares and contrasts human beings
and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal
relationships in a hunting society.
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and
stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine
key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place
in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a
category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After
these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the
companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear,
considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal
of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered
'prey par excellence': the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol
of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as
'inua' (owner) and 'tarniq' (shade) over European concepts such as
'spirit 'and 'soul', the book compares and contrasts human beings
and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal
relationships in a hunting society.
The transfer of knowledge is a key issue in the North as Indigenous
Peoples meet the ongoing need to adapt to cultural and
environmental change. In eight essays, experts survey critical
issues surrounding the knowledge practices of the Inuit of northern
Canada and Greenland and the Northern Sami of Scandinavia, and the
difficulties of transferring that knowledge from one generation to
the next. Reflecting the ongoing work of the Research Group
Circumpolar Cultures, these multidisciplinary essays offer fresh
understandings through history and across geography as scholars
analyze cultural, ecological, and political aspects of peoples in
transition. Traditions, Traps and Trends is an important book for
students and scholars in anthropology and ethnography and for
everyone interested in the Circumpolar North. Contributors: Cunera
Buijs, Frederic Laugrand, Barbara Helen Miller, Thea Olsthoorn,
Jarich Oosten, Willem Rasing, Kim van Dam, Nellejet Zorgdrager
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