CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Isuma, Inukjuak, Zacharias Kunuk

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Briande Ruiter

Document Summary

Objectives: discuss the popular image of the inuit, examine government policies directed at the inuit and the inuit responses, examine inuit knowledge. Key terms: nanook of the north, inuit relocation, zacharias kunuk, inuit shamanism, inuit knowledge, louie kamookak. Image of the inuit: anxieties over industrialization, admired for ability to survive, look to inuit for values that were lost. Creation of nanook of the north: created by robert flaherty, financing nanook of the north, nanook mania . John revillon: sparked an interest in inuit film. Nanook of the north: inuit life at port harrison, critical response to the film, new york times, stefansson negative criticism, inuit response to the film, diverse opinion on the film, appreciation that the outside world is interested. Introduction of anglican missionaries: role of shamans in inuit society. Inuit role in converting inuit: anthropologists, record inuit traditions, knud rasmussen, diseases, criticism directed at the canadian government.