Names and Nunavut : culture and identity in Arctic Canada

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Names and Nunavut : culture and identity in Arctic Canada

Valerie Alia

Berghahn Books, 2007

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Names and Nunavut : culture and identity in the Inuit homeland

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-166) and index

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On the surface, naming is simply a way to classify people and their environments. The premise of this study is that it is much more - a form of social control, a political activity, a key to identity maintenance and transformation. Governments legislate and regulate naming; people fight to take, keep, or change their names. A name change can indicate subjugation or liberation, depending on the circumstances. But it always signifies a change in power relations. Since the late 1970s, the author has looked at naming and renaming, cross-culturally and internationally, with particular attention to the effects of colonisation and liberation. The experience of Inuit in Canada is an example of both. Colonisation is only part of the Nunavut experience. Contrary to the dire predictions of cultural genocide theorists, Inuit culture - particularly traditional naming - has remained extremely strong, and is in the midst of a renaissance. Here is a ground-breaking study by the founder of the discipline of political onomastics.

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List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Spelling, Translation and Transliteration List of Abbreviations Map Introduction: Towards a Theory of Political Onomastics - A Personal Reflection Chapter 1. The Importance of Names in Inuit Culture Chapter 2. Visiting, Colonial Style: From Early Days of Cultural Intervention to the Cold War Chapter 3. Renamed Overnight: the History of Project Surname Chapter 4. 'The people who love you': Contemporary Perspectives on Naming in Nunavut Chapter 5. Homelands and Diasporas: Concluding Thoughts on the Politics of Naming Chronology of Key Events and Developments in Nunavut and the Circumpolar North Glossary Bibliography Index

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