Questions of Identity and Self Determination
This essay on Inuit identity seeks to describe identity in terms of individual experience and of collective processes. These two elements are subsequently put into relation with the political situation of contemporary Inuit, particularly with their quest for self-determination. The author concludes...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/questions-of-identity-and-self-determination(f92f9cf0-b83b-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50).html |
| Summary: | This essay on Inuit identity seeks to describe identity in terms of individual experience and of collective processes. These two elements are subsequently put into relation with the political situation of contemporary Inuit, particularly with their quest for self-determination. The author concludes that the maintenance of cultural identity is a process related to symbolic control. |
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