Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2002, pp. 43-45
Description
Compares carvings collected by A.P. Low and L.E. Borden to those collected by Comer in 1903-104. Both are unusual in that they have clear provenance and some pieces are attributable to one individual.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 48-49
Description
Commentary about change over the years regarding hunting patterns, migration patterns, and lifestyle choices.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 7-9
Description
Former artistic adviser to Sanavik Co-operative discusses how contact with the shamanic aspect of Inuit culture prompted him to explore themes of death and rebirth in his work.
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[Sending Houston North, HBC and Handicrafts Guild Letters]
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Author/Creator
Virginia Watt
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4, Fall 1987, pp. 18-20
Description
Excerpts from correspondence between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Canadian Handicrafts Guild regarding sending James Houston to Port Harrison to purchase art for resale in the south.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 17-18
Description
Highlights several press clippings commenting on Inuit art. Continued in vol. 2, no. 3).
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 20-21
Description
Highlights several more press clippings commenting on Inuit art (article began in vol. 2, no. 2).
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Describes his expeditions to the Arctic in the 1570's and impact on the Inuit. Site provides related links to supplementary information and publications.
Perspectives inuit et qallunaat: points de vue en interaction
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Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Jarich Oosten
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. 9-15
Description
Presents an overview of the articles in this issue of Études/Inuit/Studies which focuses on the co-operation between Inuit and Qallunaaq who work together to gain a greater understanding of Inuit culture and society.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2002, pp. 28-38
Description
Focuses on the organization's mission and activities undertaken to support and promote artists and their work.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 3-6
Description
Traces the changes that took place in graphic arts due to outsiders providing materials and markets for artists' works.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 479-490
Description
Article examines the phenomenon in which toxins are concentrated in the fat of mammals and how this especially affects Inuit people because marine mammals make up such a large percentage of their diet.
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, Supplement, June 2002, pp. 18-[?]
Description
Thirty year comparative study of commercial and subsistence harvesting, area hunted and population, showed little change in wildlife levels despite changes in travel mode, population, and oil and gas exploration in Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 307-321
Description
Suggests that artifacts and other raw materials are equally as important as myths and kinships in delivering social messages within the central Inuit culture.
Interviews community residents about impacts and changes of mining experience: changes to skills and experience; changes to family wages and household economy; new opportunities; employment; alcohol; traditional economy, and infrastructure and services.