Author : Peter Kulchyski,Frank James Tester
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774855525
Kiumajut (Talking Back) by Peter Kulchyski,Frank James Tester Pdf
Kiumajut [Talking Back]: Game Management and Inuit Rights 1900-70 examines Inuit relations with the Canadian state, with a particular focus on two interrelated issues. The first is how a deeply flawed set of scientific practices for counting animal populations led policymakers to develop policies and laws intended to curtail the activities of Inuit hunters. Animal management informed by this knowledge became a justification for attempts to educate and, ultimately, to regulate Inuit hunters. The second issue is Inuit responses to the emerging regime of government intervention. The authors look closely at resulting court cases and rulings, as well as Inuit petitions. The activities of the first Inuit community council are also examined in exploring how Inuit began to "talk back" to the Canadian state.