Settlement, Subsistence, and Change Among the Labrador Inuit
by David Natcher
University of Manitoba Press, 2012
eISBN: 978-0-88755-425-4 | Paper: 978-0-88755-731-6
Library of Congress Classification E99.E7S438 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 971.8200497124
eISBN: 978-0-88755-425-4 | Paper: 978-0-88755-731-6
Library of Congress Classification E99.E7S438 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 971.8200497124
TOC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement
Negotiated Boundaries and Land Claims Implications
References
Chapter 1 - Labrador Inuit Ingenuity and Resourcefulness: Adapting to a Complex Environmental, Social, and Spiritual Environment
Moving into the Region
Settling In
New, Exotic, and Useful Things
New Approaches to the Land and Resources
Stresses and New Opportunities
More Newcomers
Flexibility and Resourcefulness
Examining an Eighteenth-century House
Twisted Wood, Twigs, Seeds, and Beetles
Adapting to Forested Areas
A Land of Plenty Harbouring Dangers
Summary
References
Chapter 2 - Invented Places: Environmental Imaginaries and the Inuit Colonization of Labrador
Environmental Imaginaries
Nachvak Fiord Case Study
The Archaeology of Environmental Imaginaries at Nachvak
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 3 - Southern Exposure: The Inuit of Sandwich Bay, Labrador
At Issue: The Nature of the Inuit Presence in Southern Labrador
The Sandwich Bay Region
Archaeology of the Inuit in Sandwich Bay
European Exploration and Settlement of Sandwich Bay
The Archaeology of the Inuit-Métis in Sandwich Bay
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 - Abandoned and Ousted by the State: The Relocations from Nutak and Hebron, 1956–1959
The “Eskimo Problem” in the Canadian Arctic
The Ethnicity Question
1951 Ad Hoc Funding Agreement
Discussing Labrador’s Eskimo Problem
The Labrador Conference
Closing Nutak
The Hebron Elders Speak Out
A Contested Meeting: Easter, 1959
Notes
Chapter 5 - Tracing Social Change Among the Labrador Inuit: What Does the Nutrition Literature Tell Us?
Indigenous People and Social Change
Before Disruption: Labrador Inuit in the Pre-contact Period
The First Phase of Social Change: Disruption
The Second Phase of Social Change: Adaptation
The Third Phase of Social Change: Transformation
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 - The More Things Change: Patterns of Country Food Harvesting by the Labrador Inuit on the North Labrador Coast
Change and Continuity in Subsistence Inuit Harvesting
The Emergence of Modern Wildlife Management
Research Design and Methodology
Participation in Subsistence Harvesting for Selected Wildfoods
Reported and Projected Harvests
Seasonal Variation in Harvesting
Historical Continuity in Harvesting
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7 - The Social Organization of Wildfood Production in Postville, Nunatsiavut
Postville, Nunatsiavut
Methodology
Postville’s Subsistence Economy (2006–2007)
Food Sharing
Economic Optimization
Conclusion
References
Chapter 8 - Nunatsiavut Land Claims and the Politics of Inuit Wildlife Harvesting
Wildlife Harvesting in Nunatsiavut: Historical Attemptsat Control
The Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement
Inuit Involvement and Knowledge in Harvesting Governance
Livelihoods and Inuit Harvesting
Commercial Rights and Contradictions
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9 - Adapting to Climate Change in Hopedale, Nunatsiavut
Hopedale, Nunatsiavut
Assessing the Vulnerability of Hopedale
Hopedale Vulnerabilities
Sea Ice
Snow
Non-climatic Influences on Subsistence Activities
Limited Employment Opportunities, High Costs of Living
Social and Cultural Change
Managing Change in Hopedale
Existing Adaptive Strategies
Future Adaptive Capacity and the Role of Government
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 10 - Our Beautiful Land: Current Debates in Land Use Planning in Nunatsiavut
Background
Land Use Planning in Nunatsiavut
Designations and Territorialization
Historical Experiences with Land Governance and Territorialization
Sea ice
Economic Perspectives and Cultural Concerns
Flexibility and Certainty
Conclusion
References
Conclusion - Going Forward: Challenges and Opportunities for Nunatsiavut Self-governance
Empowerment and Constraint in the LILCA
Ethnic Membership Criteria and Political Representation
Participation in Wider Levels of Governance
References
Sources
Contributors
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