Landscape Perception and Way-finding in the Arctic

• Main Authors: HEYES, Scott, Peter, Jacobs, Puttayak, Pasha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Arctic; Nunavik; Canada; Kativik; inuit; inuktitut
• Online Access: https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/345ebe21-ac7f-44eb-9faa-b7075d2a045e

This paper explores a set of drawings produced by Inuit children in Nunavik. The territory of Nunavik – formerly Rupert’s land – was incorporated within the Boundaries of Canada in 1867. The population of 9,200 Inuit is housed in 15 coastal villages in the northern reaches of Quebec, Canada. The dra...