ANP 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Inuit Languages, Cultural Survival, Language Revitalization
Document Summary
"our land" in the inuit language of inuktitut. Created in 1999, about the size of western europe (would be 15th largest country by landmass if it were a country) Sparse resources, population of about 30,000 with 80% being inuit. In 2007, the declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples was passed. The 4 against were the us, canada, new zealand, and australia. They eventually all went back on their decision, likely due to the politics of embarrassment. 1982, united nations working group on indigenous populations (focused on human rights for indigenous peoples) Which of the following terms is most common in canada for describing its indigenous peoples: indian, native american, first nation, mestizo, first nation. More mexican citizens have indigenous ancestry than canadian or american citizens. The application of anthropology to the solution of human problems. Many anthropologists use their knowledge of different cultures to promote indigenous rights.
