Inuit Cultural Studies 100

3 credits

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop a better understanding of a variety of items from Inuit material culture to: (1) understand the context surrounding their usage; (2) understand their cultural significance in traditional and contemoporary Inuit Society; (3) explore how traditional patterns, construction techniques and usage may have changed over time; and (4) to discuss the importance of these items to cultural identity and explore appropritae means to intergenerational knowledge transfer.