Settlement, Subsistence, and Change Among the Labrador Inuit: The Nunatsiavummiut Experience

David C. Natcher

ISBN 10: 0887557317 / ISBN 13: 9780887557316

Published by University of Manitoba Press, 2012

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Synopsis:

On January 22, 2005, Inuit from communities throughout northern and central Labrador gathered in a school gymnasium to witness the signing of the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement and to celebrate the long-awaited creation of their own regional self-government of Nunatsiavut.This historic agreement defined the Labrador Inuit settlement area, beneficiary enrollment criteria, and Inuit governance and ownership rights. Settlement, Subsistence, and Change Among the Labrador Inuit explores how these boundaries - around land, around people, and around the right to self-govern - reflect the complex history of the region, of Labrador Inuit identity, and the role of migration and settlement patterns in regional politics. Comprised of twelve essays, the book examines the way of life and cultural survival of this unique indigenous population, including: household structure, social economy of wildfood production, forced relocations and land claims, subsistence and settlement patterns, and contemporary issues around climate change, urban planning, and self-government.

About the Author: David C. Natcher is an associate professor and Director of the Indigenous Land Management Institute at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Lawrence Felt is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Andrea Procter is an instructor in the Department of Anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and a postdoctoral fellow at the Labrador Institute.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Settlement, Subsistence, and Change Among ...
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New