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Pioneering Thule Inuit Subsistence: A Faunal Analysis Of Tiktalik (Nkri-3), John F. Moody
Pioneering Thule Inuit Subsistence: A Faunal Analysis Of Tiktalik (Nkri-3), John F. Moody
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The Thule Inuit, ancestors of modern Inuit, were hunter-gatherers who colonized much of Arctic North America in the 13th century AD, but their migration remains poorly understood. Hunter-gatherer subsistence practices reflect their knowledge of local landscapes, knowledge colonizers would lack. This thesis attempts to assess the impact colonization had on Thule Inuit subsistence practices by examining the faunal assemblage from House 5 at Tiktalik (NkRi-3), a pioneering Thule Inuit site on Amundsen Gulf, NWT. Ringed seals dominate the faunal assemblage, suggesting that the site’s occupants were subsisting almost entirely on this species. Detailed analyses of the Ringed seal bones showed …
Perceptions Of Vulnerability To Severe’ Weather In Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Jennifer A. Spinney
Perceptions Of Vulnerability To Severe’ Weather In Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Jennifer A. Spinney
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In June of 2008, the community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut experienced a rainstorm that caused extensive geological and structural damage. The local government characterized the event as 'severe’, however several residents pointed out the effects to the land and impacts to the community were at best exciting, and at worst, inconvenient. This thesis explores firstly, how the concept of ‘severe’ weather is constructed by social groups in Pangnirtung and secondly, how such constructions, along with Inuit worldview, experiential knowledge, governance, institutions, and access to resources, influence perceptions of vulnerability to significant weather events. The research shows the importance of cognitive processes …
Pioneering Thuleinuit Subsistence: A Faunal Analysis Of Tiktalik (Nkri-3), John F. Moody
Pioneering Thuleinuit Subsistence: A Faunal Analysis Of Tiktalik (Nkri-3), John F. Moody
Digitized Theses
The Thule Inuit, ancestors of modern Inuit, were hunter-gatherers who colonized much of Arctic North America in the 13th century AD, but their migration remains poorly understood. Hunter-gatherer subsistence practices reflect their knowledge of local landscapes, knowledge colonizers would lack. This thesis attempts to assess the impact colonization had on Thule Inuit subsistence practices by examining the faunal assemblage from House 5 at Tiktalik (NkRi-3), a pioneering Thule Inuit site on Amundsen Gulf, NWT. Ringed seals dominate the faunal assemblage, suggesting that the site’s occupants were subsisting almost entirely on this species. Detailed analyses of the Ringed seal bones showed …