Author: Harry Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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Author: Frédéric Laugrand
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1782384065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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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.

Author: Harry Whitney
Publisher: New York : The Century Company
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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Author: Whitney Harry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243757077
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Bill Hess
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Bill Hess -a noted photographer - began his association with the Inupiat Eskimos in 1982. Eventually, he got permission to accompany them on their historic whale hunt. This book is his record, in sensitive text and almost 200 stark images, of what he experienced. Hess explores Inupiat history and traditions juxtaposed against contemporary life, never shying away from the controversial aspects of this ancient trek. Gift of the Whale is a rare contribution to Native history.

Author: Harry Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 453

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Author: Richard K. Nelson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226571805
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Follows a group of Eskimo hunters and their families through the cycle of an arctic year and looks at the different realms of the Eskimo world.

Author: Harry Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Wendell H. Oswalt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Corrects misconceptions about Eskimo life, analyzes early accounts by European explorers, and evaluates the impact these explorers had on Eskimo culture

Author: Peter Freuchen
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN: 9781648372704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Peter Freuchen's classic memoir offers a first-person account of life among the far northern indigenous peoples. It is filled with exciting tales of Arctic adventure as well as fascinating descriptions of everyday life and culture.