The return of the sun : suicide and reclamation among Inuit of Arctic Canada / Michael J. Kral.
The return of the sun : suicide and reclamation among Inuit of Arctic Canada / Michael J. Kral.
The return of the sun : suicide and reclamation among Inuit of Arctic Canada / Michael J. Kral.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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G 2019/5195
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 192 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The dynamics of Inuit social transformation -- Colonial impact on family and inuuqatigiingniq/relatedness -- "The weight on our shoulders is too much, and we are falling": suicide and culture change among Inuit male youth -- Resistance and reclamation -- Communities making a difference: the youth ta...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"The book first describes the significant cultural changes experienced by Inuit since the Canadian government took over their lives in the 1950s. The government moved Inuit from their family camps to crowded settlements run by White government officers, took their children away to residential/boarding and day schools, and began a wage economy that...
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The return of the sun : suicide and reclamation among Inuit of Arctic Canada / Michael J. Kral.
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Advances in community psychology series
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/5195
Record Identifier
74VKV5l7XpEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5l7XpEZ
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ISBN
0190269332 paperback alkaline paper
9780190269333 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
971.90049712
MMS ID
991024272701702626
