Habitations, camps et territoires des Inuit de la région de Kangiqsujuaq-Salluit, Nunavik
Ethnoarchaeological investigations were undertaken in Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) with the Inuit of Kangiqsujuaq and Salluit between 1985 and 1995. Various ecological zone types were surveyed including the shoreline of highly productive zones such as estuaries, bays, coastal strips and islands, larger l...
| Published in: | Études/Inuit/Studies |
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | French |
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Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc.
2003
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| Online Access: | http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/010800ar https://doi.org/10.7202/010800ar |
| Summary: | Ethnoarchaeological investigations were undertaken in Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) with the Inuit of Kangiqsujuaq and Salluit between 1985 and 1995. Various ecological zone types were surveyed including the shoreline of highly productive zones such as estuaries, bays, coastal strips and islands, larger lakes and major rivers, as well the poorest zones of the hinterland such as interfluvial uplands, where the territories of the two communities partially overlap. The first section of this article provides a brief ethnohistoric overview followed by an interpretative summary, based on published sources and ethnographic interviews conducted by the author to depict links between habitations, camps, territory, place-names and Inuit culture. In the second section, archaeological data analysis serves to estimate population levels, intensity of human occupation, as well as resource use, by contrasting coastal and hinterland settings. It is concluded that archaeological studies, from research design, fieldwork, and throughout data analysis, must consider and integrate local knowledge in the interpretation of material culture considered at different spatial scales: features, sites, sectors and region. Des interventions ethnoarchéologiques ont été réalisées au Nunavik (Québec arctique) en collaboration avec les Inuit de Kangiqsujuaq et de Salluit entre 1985 et 1995. Des zones écologiques d'abondance variée ont été explorées: rives de riches estuaires ou de baies, côte et îles maritimes, proximité de grands lacs et rivières ainsi que les hautes terres les plus pauvres de l'arrière-pays où se chevauchent partiellement les territoires des deux communautés. La première partie de cet article présente un bref survol ethnohistorique, suivi d'une synthèse interprétative basée sur les résultats d'un examen de sources publiées et de données tirées d'entrevues ethnographiques réalisées par l'auteur pour dépeindre les liens entre habitation, campement, territoire, toponymie et culture des Inuit. Dans la seconde partie, le traitement ... |
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