Ebook: Becoming inummariik: men's lives in an Inuit community
Author: Manfred Mann, Eskimo, Collings Peter
- Tags: Hommes--Territoires du Nord-Ouest--Ulukhaktok--Conditions sociales, Hommes--Territoires du Nord-Ouest--Ulukhaktok--Moeurs et coutumes, Inuit--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok--Social conditions, Inuit--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok--Social life and customs, Inuit--Social conditions, Inuit--Social life and customs, Inuit--Territoires du Nord-Ouest--Ulukhaktok--Conditions sociales, Inuit--Territoires du Nord-Ouest--Ulukhaktok--Moeurs et coutumes, Kulturwandel, Männlichkeit, Masculinité--Aspect social--
- Series: McGill-Queen's native and northern series 73
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
- City: Northwest Territories;Ulukhaktok
- Language: English
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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.;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.;"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.
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