Archaeology Field Schools in Nunavut
Inuit have contributed to museum collections for centuries, first through ethnographic collecting for early explorers, and later for traders, whalers, and government officials. Inuit have also contributed to collections through archaeological work as field assistants, archaeologists and through fiel...
| Published in: | Études Inuit Studies |
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA)
2022
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| Online Access: | http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1106911ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1106911ar |
| Summary: | Inuit have contributed to museum collections for centuries, first through ethnographic collecting for early explorers, and later for traders, whalers, and government officials. Inuit have also contributed to collections through archaeological work as field assistants, archaeologists and through field schools. Archaeological field schools in Nunavut have trained young Inuit in archaeological field methods and community collaboration since the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Building on the field schools in Iglulik in the 1990s, archaeological work with Inuit communities in Nunavut since 1999 fostered the concepts of Indigenous archaeology early in the history of field schools in Nunavut. In this paper, Krista Ulujuk Zawadski and Ericka Chemko share their experiences on field schools that took place in Nunavut as organized by the Inuit Heritage Trust Inc. (IHT) from 2002-2008 through discussions and personal reflections, offering insight into the field schools and Inuit contributions to contemporary Arctic archaeology and anthropology. Les Inuit contribuent aux collections des musées depuis des siècles, d’abord en collectant des données ethnographiques pour les premiers explorateurs, puis pour les commerçants, les baleiniers et les fonctionnaires. Les Inuit ont également contribué aux collections en travaillant dans le domaine de l’archéologie en tant qu’assistants de terrain, archéologues et dans le cadre d’écoles de fouilles archéologiques. Depuis les années 1990 et jusqu’au début des années 2000, les écoles de fouilles archéologiques du Nunavut forment de jeunes Inuit aux méthodes de l’archéologie de terrain et à la collaboration avec les communautés. S’appuyant sur les écoles de fouilles d’Iglulik dans les années 1990, le travail archéologique avec les communautés inuit du Nunavut depuis 1999 a favorisé les concepts de l’archéologie autochtone dès le début de l’histoire des écoles de fouilles archéologiques au Nunavut. Dans cet article, Krista Ulujuk Zawadski et Ericka Chemko partagent leurs expériences sur ... |
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