Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
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Description
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Description
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Description
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Description
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Description
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Office of Audit and Evaluation Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
Description
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Description
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International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) Report ; 2017:1
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Roksana Avevkhay
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Description
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Description
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Description
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To access this article, scroll down to page 42.
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Description
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