Climate Change and Culture Change in Salluit, Quebec, Canada
xiv, 143 p. The amplified effects of climate change in the Arctic are well known and, according to many commentators, endanger Inuit cultural integrity. However, the specific connections between climate change and cultural change are understudied. This thesis explores the relationship between climat...
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ftunivoregonsb:oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/12166 2023-05-15T15:05:39+02:00 Climate Change and Culture Change in Salluit, Quebec, Canada Ginsburg, Alexander David 2011-12 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12166 en_US eng University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Geography, M.A., 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12166 rights_reserved Geography Canadian studies Climate change Social sciences Earth sciences Canada Culture change Inuit Nunavik Salluit (Quebec) Climatic changes -- Quebec (Province) -- Salluit Thesis 2011 ftunivoregonsb 2022-12-19T13:50:53Z xiv, 143 p. The amplified effects of climate change in the Arctic are well known and, according to many commentators, endanger Inuit cultural integrity. However, the specific connections between climate change and cultural change are understudied. This thesis explores the relationship between climatic shifts and culture in the Inuit community of Salluit, Quebec, Canada. Although residents of Salluit are acutely aware of climate change in their region and have developed causal explanations for the phenomenon, most Salluit residents do not characterize climate change as a threat to Inuit culture. Instead, they highlight the damaging impacts of globalization and internal colonialism as a more serious problem. This counter-narrative suggests that focusing narrowly on climate change can obscure the broader and more immediate challenges facing Inuit communities. Such a realization demonstrates the need for researchers to locate climate change within a matrix of non-climatic challenges in order to mitigate threats to indigenous cultures. Committee in charge: Susan W. Hardwick, Chairperson; Alexander B. Murphy, Chairperson; Michael Hibbard, Member Thesis Arctic Climate change inuit Salluit Nunavik University of Oregon Scholars' Bank Arctic Canada Nunavik Salluit ENVELOPE(-75.643,-75.643,62.204,62.204) |
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xiv, 143 p. The amplified effects of climate change in the Arctic are well known and, according to many commentators, endanger Inuit cultural integrity. However, the specific connections between climate change and cultural change are understudied. This thesis explores the relationship between climatic shifts and culture in the Inuit community of Salluit, Quebec, Canada. Although residents of Salluit are acutely aware of climate change in their region and have developed causal explanations for the phenomenon, most Salluit residents do not characterize climate change as a threat to Inuit culture. Instead, they highlight the damaging impacts of globalization and internal colonialism as a more serious problem. This counter-narrative suggests that focusing narrowly on climate change can obscure the broader and more immediate challenges facing Inuit communities. Such a realization demonstrates the need for researchers to locate climate change within a matrix of non-climatic challenges in order to mitigate threats to indigenous cultures. Committee in charge: Susan W. Hardwick, Chairperson; Alexander B. Murphy, Chairperson; Michael Hibbard, Member |
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