The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic
This thesis analyses the understandings of experience that illustrate inherent meaning, both personal and cultural, as expressed through the life stories of two Inuvialuit women from the Canadian Western Arctic. The object is to provide insight into the thinking patterns and beliefs encountered amon...
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ftcarletonuniv:oai:curve.carleton.ca:29680 2023-05-15T14:54:05+02:00 The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth, (Mary Elizabeth Tungoyuq) 1998 https://curve.carleton.ca/751047b9-c5b3-4ed7-aa85-ed4d8979f0e3 http://catalogue.library.carleton.ca/record=b1980771 https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/1998-12408 unknown https://curve.carleton.ca/751047b9-c5b3-4ed7-aa85-ed4d8979f0e3 http://catalogue.library.carleton.ca/record=b1980771 https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/1998-12408 Thesis/Dissertation 1998 ftcarletonuniv https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/1998-12408 2022-01-23T08:13:50Z This thesis analyses the understandings of experience that illustrate inherent meaning, both personal and cultural, as expressed through the life stories of two Inuvialuit women from the Canadian Western Arctic. The object is to provide insight into the thinking patterns and beliefs encountered among post-residential school Inuvialuit and to explain how these experiences continue to affect their daily lives. The legitimacy of using the life history approach is well established. Analysis is difficult, however, because anthropologists distinguish and identify personal meaning and cultural meaning from a single observed behaviour that is always a blend of the individual and cultural. I have attempted to appreciate and affirm the intellect while also valuing and enhancing those other parts of being which Western culture traditionally ignores - concepts, feelings, experiences, intuition, and awareness. I have drawn upon my own experiences as an Inuvialuk woman who has passed through the same residential school system. Thesis Arctic Inuvialuit Inuvialuk CURVE - Carleton University Research Virtual Environment Arctic |
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This thesis analyses the understandings of experience that illustrate inherent meaning, both personal and cultural, as expressed through the life stories of two Inuvialuit women from the Canadian Western Arctic. The object is to provide insight into the thinking patterns and beliefs encountered among post-residential school Inuvialuit and to explain how these experiences continue to affect their daily lives. The legitimacy of using the life history approach is well established. Analysis is difficult, however, because anthropologists distinguish and identify personal meaning and cultural meaning from a single observed behaviour that is always a blend of the individual and cultural. I have attempted to appreciate and affirm the intellect while also valuing and enhancing those other parts of being which Western culture traditionally ignores - concepts, feelings, experiences, intuition, and awareness. I have drawn upon my own experiences as an Inuvialuk woman who has passed through the same residential school system. |
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Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth, (Mary Elizabeth Tungoyuq) The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic |
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Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth, (Mary Elizabeth Tungoyuq) |
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Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth, (Mary Elizabeth Tungoyuq) |
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The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic |
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The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic |
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The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic |
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The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic |
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The comparative life histories of two Inuvialuk women from the Western Arctic |
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comparative life histories of two inuvialuk women from the western arctic |
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