De la lecture du territoire aux valeurs culturelles des Inuit du Canada

After a long history of disregard by academic geographers, non academic geographic knowledge is now recognised as both an interesting and valuable source of information. Through the analysis of the three main ideas that guide Inuit understanding of the land, it is shown here that such studies can le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collignon, B.
Other Authors: Guillaud, Dominique (ed.), Seysset, M. (ed.), Walter, Annie (ed.)
Format: Text
Language:French
Published: ORSTOM 1998
Subjects:
TERRITOIRE
PERCEPTION DE L'ESPACE
CHASSEUR CUEILLEUR
IDENTITE CULTURELLE
TOPONYMIE
GEOGRAPHIE HUMAINE
DEVELOPPEMENT
ORGANISATION DE L'ESPACE
ENVIRONNEMENT
APPROPRIATION DE L'ESPACE
Canada
inuit
Online Access:http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010017387
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Summary:After a long history of disregard by academic geographers, non academic geographic knowledge is now recognised as both an interesting and valuable source of information. Through the analysis of the three main ideas that guide Inuit understanding of the land, it is shown here that such studies can lead to the identification of the core values that lie at the heart of each culture. (Résumé d'auteur)

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