Abstracts
Abstract
Before Iglulik is an archaeological and oral-historical project undertaken to record and document Inuit settlements around Iglulik (Igloolik) during the period preceding the establishment of modern hamlets in the Canadian Arctic in the mid-20th century. The archaeological component of the research consisted of recording and mapping features at Avvajja, an early 20th-century campsite located approximately six kilometers northwest of Iglulik, while the oral history component involved the facilitation of Inuit engagement with these cultural remains. A series of interviews and site visits were held with former residents of Avvajja (Avvajjamiut). To promote cross-generational knowledge transmission, a reunion event at the site was coordinated by the authors for Avvajjamiut and their loved ones. Attendees shared a feast at the site and toured their ancestors’ dwellings, where many stories were shared.
Keywords:
- Iglulik (Igloolik),
- Avvajja (Abverdjar),
- Nunavut,
- oral history,
- Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit,
- archaeology
Résumé
Before Igloolik est un projet d’archéologie et d’histoire orale dont le but est d’inventorier et de documenter les établissements Inuit près d’Iglulik (Igloulik) durant la période précédant l’établissement de villages modernes dans l’Arctique Canadien, au milieu du XXe siècle. L’aspect archéologique de la recherche visait à inventorier et à cartographier les structures archéologiques à Avvajja, un campement du début du XXe siècle situé à environ six kilomètres au nord-ouest d’Iglulik. La composante d’histoire orale consistait à faciliter l’engagement des Inuit avec ces vestiges culturels. Une série d’entretiens et de visites sur l’île d’Avvajja ont été organisés avec d’anciens résidents (Avvajjamuit). Afin de favoriser la transmission intergénérationnelle des connaissances, un évènement de retrouvailles incluant les anciens résidents et leur descendance a été coordonné par les auteurs. Les participants ont d’abord partagé un festin sur le site ; puis, ont visité les habitations de leurs ancêtres, où de nombreuses histoires furent échangées.
Mots-clés :
- Iglulik (Igloulik),
- Avvajja (Abverdjar),
- Nunavut,
- histoire orale,
- Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit,
- archéologie
ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖅ
ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᙳᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ−ᖃᖓᓂᑕᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑲᒪᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ (ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ) ᑕᐃᒪᙵᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᖑᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ 1901-1999 ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓚᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᕝᕙᔾᔭᒥ, 1901-1999−ᐊᑯᓪᓐᓂᖓ ᑕᒻᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᓇᔪᕐᕕᖓ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᑦ ᑭᓚᒦᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᑉ ᓂᒡᒋᐊᓂ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᖃᖓᓂᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᒥᓃᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᔪᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑲᖅᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᕝᕙᔾᔭᒥ (ᐊᕝᕙᔾᔭᒥᐅᑦ). ᖁᕝᕙᒋᐊᖅᑯᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ, ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᔪᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᑦ ᐊᕝᕙᔾᔭᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓪᓕᒋᔭᖏᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ ᓇᔪᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᕗᑦ ᖃᒻᒪᕕᓃᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.
ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐃᑦ:
- ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ,
- ᐊᕝᕙᔾᔭ,
- ᓄᓇᕗᑦ,
- ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ,
- ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ,
- ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᐃᑦ
Appendices
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