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Voices and Images of Nunavimmiut, Volume 4

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A fascinating glimpse into the lives of young Inuit in Nunavik.
  • 31 May 2013
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Seventy percent of Nunavimmiut is under thirty years old, making it one of the youngest populations in Canada. Marianne Stenbaek and Minnie Grey bring together accounts by young people written over the course of three decades to show the lives of the Inuit through their own eyes.

Contributors write about the problems of growing up in small Arctic communities, but also about the many joys of living a free life and their close connections to their families. They wonder about the dilemma of respecting community elders and their wisdom while combining this knowledge with modern life. The book also includes discussion both by young people and Inuit leaders about what kind of education is worthwhile and necessary in a community where traditions of hunting and fishing exist simultaneously with smart phones and shopping trips to Montreal. The young people write about their connection to Inuit across Canada, in Alaska, and Greenland as they forge new bonds respecting their culture and language.

Weaving a story never told before from an Inuit perspective, Voices and Images of Nunavimmiut: Children and Youth follows an exceptional period in Nunavik development as Inuit peoples transitioned from living off the land to living in centralized towns and villages.

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Price: $34.95
Pages: 320
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: IPI Press
Series: Voices and Images of Nunavimmiut
Publication Date: 31 May 2013
Trim Size: 7.50 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9780982915530
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
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Marianne Stenbaek (Author)
Marianne A. Stenbaek is a professor of cultural studies at McGill and has worked closely with Inuit organizations in Canada and Greenland for over thirty years.

Minnie Grey (Author)
Minnie Grey has worked actively throughout her career to improve quality of life for the Inuit.