New Book Available
"Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut"
By: John Bennett and Susan Rowley
Foreword By: Peter Irniq and David Serkoak
For further information, please go to:
http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1678
OVERVIEW
"Uqalurait" presents a comprehensive account of Inuit life on land and
sea ice in the area now called Nunavut, before extensive contact with
southerners. Drawing on a broad range of oral history sources, from
nineteenth-century exploration accounts to contemporary community-based
projects, the book uses quotes from over three hundred Inuit elders to
provide an inside view of family life, social relations, hunting, the
land, shamanism, health, and material culture.
Based on a larger research project developed under the guidance of six
Inuit from across Nunavut, "Uqalurait" consists of thousands of
quotations organized thematically into cohesive chapters. Given the
recent creation of Nunavut and the current focus of attention on the
Arctic due to climate change, "Uqalurait" is a timely source of insight
from a people whose values of sharing and respect for the environment
have helped them to live contentedly for centuries at the northern limit
of the inhabitable world.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
John Bennett is a researcher, writer, and editor specializing in the
North and a former editor of the Inuit cultural magazine "Inuktitut."
Susan Rowley is associate professor of anthropology and sociology and
curator of public archaeology at the Museum of Anthropology, University
of British Columbia.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1678