Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)

This article presents the highlights of field research carried out in Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) in September 2016. Its main objective is to create a general portrait of the place that dogs occupy in this community, among both Inuit and non-Inuit. Although the dog’s place in traditional Inuit culture is wel...

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Main Authors: Francis Lévesque, Patricia Brunet
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description This article presents the highlights of field research carried out in Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) in September 2016. Its main objective is to create a general portrait of the place that dogs occupy in this community, among both Inuit and non-Inuit. Although the dog’s place in traditional Inuit culture is well known and documented, the place he has occupied since Inuit have settled and began using snowmobiles and sharing their living environment with non-Inuit remains poorly understood. By questioning the cultural and social place of the dog in a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together, this research attempts to highlight the different dynamics related to dogs and gain a better understanding of what dogs are for the locals of Kuujjuaq. This article concludes that resources for dogs and their management are limited and still focused on health and human security, and that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts. Cet article présente les faits saillants d’une recherche de terrain effectuée à Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) en septembre 2016. Son principal objectif est de dresser un portrait général de la place du chien dans cette communauté, tant auprès des Inuit que des non-Inuit. Si la place du chien dans la culture inuit traditionnelle est bien connue et documentée, celle que le chien d’aujourd’hui occupe depuis que les Inuit se sont sédentarisés, qu’ils utilisent la motoneige et qu’ils partagent leur milieu de vie avec des non-Inuit demeure mal comprise. En questionnant la place culturelle et sociale du chien dans une communauté où les populations Inuit et non-Inuit cohabitent, cette recherche tente de faire ressortir les différentes dynamiques reliées aux chiens et vise à acquérir une meilleure compréhension de ce que sont les chiens pour les habitants de Kuujjuaq actuellement. Cet article conclut que les ressources destinées aux chiens et à leur gestion sont limitées et toujours axées sur une perspective de santé et ...
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:50|dedup_wf_001::8d9532e3883a63577823f13d9985c3ef 2025-01-16T22:42:23+00:00 Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) Francis Lévesque Patricia Brunet 2019-07-09 http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061441ar.pdf https://doi.org/10.7202/1061441ar https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061441ar/ http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061441ar https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2962318181 https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061441ar undefined unknown Consortium Erudit http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061441ar.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1061441ar https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061441ar/ http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061441ar https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2962318181 https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061441ar undefined 10.7202/1061441ar 2962318181 oai:erudit.org:1061441ar 10|openaire____::081b82f96300b6a6e3d282bad31cb6e2 10|issn___print::3d62932779cd9e4bfb5e9b87e53a8d92 10|openaire____::8ac8380272269217cb09a928c8caa993 10|openaire____::5f532a3fc4f1ea403f37070f59a7a53a 10|opendoar____::16e6a3326dd7d868cbc926602a61e4d0 General Arts and Humanities General Social Sciences Sciences Humaines et Sociales Social Sciences and Humanities Chiens Inuit relation humain-animal dynamiques culturelles Kuujjuaq Dogs human–dog relations cultural dynamics anthro-se hist Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2019 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7202/1061441ar 2023-01-22T17:16:44Z This article presents the highlights of field research carried out in Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) in September 2016. Its main objective is to create a general portrait of the place that dogs occupy in this community, among both Inuit and non-Inuit. Although the dog’s place in traditional Inuit culture is well known and documented, the place he has occupied since Inuit have settled and began using snowmobiles and sharing their living environment with non-Inuit remains poorly understood. By questioning the cultural and social place of the dog in a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together, this research attempts to highlight the different dynamics related to dogs and gain a better understanding of what dogs are for the locals of Kuujjuaq. This article concludes that resources for dogs and their management are limited and still focused on health and human security, and that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts. Cet article présente les faits saillants d’une recherche de terrain effectuée à Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) en septembre 2016. Son principal objectif est de dresser un portrait général de la place du chien dans cette communauté, tant auprès des Inuit que des non-Inuit. Si la place du chien dans la culture inuit traditionnelle est bien connue et documentée, celle que le chien d’aujourd’hui occupe depuis que les Inuit se sont sédentarisés, qu’ils utilisent la motoneige et qu’ils partagent leur milieu de vie avec des non-Inuit demeure mal comprise. En questionnant la place culturelle et sociale du chien dans une communauté où les populations Inuit et non-Inuit cohabitent, cette recherche tente de faire ressortir les différentes dynamiques reliées aux chiens et vise à acquérir une meilleure compréhension de ce que sont les chiens pour les habitants de Kuujjuaq actuellement. Cet article conclut que les ressources destinées aux chiens et à leur gestion sont limitées et toujours axées sur une perspective de santé et ... Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Kuujjuaq Nunavik Unknown Nunavik Kuujjuaq ENVELOPE(-68.398,-68.398,58.100,58.100) Études Inuit Studies 41 1-2 265 283
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General Social Sciences
Sciences Humaines et Sociales
Social Sciences and Humanities
Chiens
Inuit
relation humain-animal
dynamiques culturelles
Kuujjuaq
Dogs
human–dog relations
cultural dynamics
anthro-se
hist
Francis Lévesque
Patricia Brunet
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
title Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
title_full Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
title_fullStr Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
title_full_unstemmed Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
title_short Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
title_sort cultural dynamics and social representations of dogs in the inuit community of kuujjuaq (nunavik)
topic General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences
Sciences Humaines et Sociales
Social Sciences and Humanities
Chiens
Inuit
relation humain-animal
dynamiques culturelles
Kuujjuaq
Dogs
human–dog relations
cultural dynamics
anthro-se
hist
topic_facet General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences
Sciences Humaines et Sociales
Social Sciences and Humanities
Chiens
Inuit
relation humain-animal
dynamiques culturelles
Kuujjuaq
Dogs
human–dog relations
cultural dynamics
anthro-se
hist
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