The birth of a Catholic Inuit community. The transition to Christianity in Pelly Bay, Nunavut, 1935-1950

• Main Authors: Remie, C.H.W., Oosten, J.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Dynamics of culture and power; Nunavut; Pelly Bay; inuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2066/62678

Item does not contain fulltext The transition to Catholicism in Pelly Bay is usually described as a successful conquest of a pagan terra nullius, a process in which Inuit played only a passive role. In fact, there was already a nucleus of Catholics in Pelly Bay when the first missionary arrived. Inu...