Becoming Inummarik : men's lives in an Inuit community / Peter Collings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collings, Peter, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 73.

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inuit--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok--Social conditions.

Inuit.

Inuit--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok--Social life and customs.

Men--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok--Social conditions.

Men.

Men--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok--Social life and customs.

Masculinity--Social aspects--Northwest Territories--Ulukhaktok.

Masculinity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

Includes a glossary of Inuinnaqtun terms.

Summary:

"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.

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.

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.

Contents:

Time for a Snack

Things Are Really Changing around Here

A Congenial Dolt Learns about Inuit Culture

He's a Good Friend, but He's a Crook

Driving Around

I'm Experimenting

Expensive Women and Unbalanced Lives

Sometimes I Can Feel Heavy

It Feels Good to Give That Much

Real Northern Men

Glossary of Inuinnaqtun Terms.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 27, 2014).

ISBN:

9780773590335

0773590331

9780773590328

0773590323

OCLC:

876860928