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The variations of a land use pattern: seasonal movements and cultural change among the Copper Inuit

Etudes Inuit studiesQuebecPublished In 1993 • Pages: 71-89

By: Collignon, Beatrice.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper deals with the seasonal movements of the Copper Inuit from the beginning of the twentieth century to the 1990s, analyzed from a geographical point of view. Collignon attempts to show how the earlier extensive use of the land by the Copper Inuit prior to the 1900s has been adapted to new conditions in the twentieth century. The focus of this article, therefore, is on the principles that determine people's decisions as to where they want to live in a particular area. Relying heavily on previous anthropological studies as background, especially in regard to the situation prior to the 1970s, Collignon examines the approach indicated by the use of spatial analysis, as a means of providingan understanding of how the relationship an Inuit group establishes with its territory over a long period of time, can help in comprehending past and contemporary cultural changes in the society (p. 72).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Annual cycle
Land use
Settlement patterns
Travel
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Copper Inuit
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1995
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
June 1986-Jan. 1987, Sept. 1991-June 1992
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1990s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Northwest Territories, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Beatrice Collignon
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80640922
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Copper Eskimos