Description
Book SynopsisExamines Inuit relations with the Canadian state, with a particular focus on regulating Inuit based on government animal counting methods, and the emerging regime of government intervention.
Trade ReviewThis book is a rich story, weaving together the elements of policy and people. […] The case study approach and choice of the Inuit is of particular value in that it clearly identifies the limits of “objective” science and makes the case for what is now accepted as the importance of traditional knowledge. […] Though this book is not intended as a cautionary tale for current policy makers, it will be of interest to academics, students and policymakers alike as it sheds light on the challenges and conflicts ever-present in regulating Aboriginal people. -- Gabrielle Slowey, TOPIA, Issue 20
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface
Introduction
Part I: Managing the Game
1 Trapping and Trading: The Regulation of Inuit Hunting Prior to World War II
2 Sagluniit (“Lies”): Manufacturing a Caribou Crisis
3 Sugsaunngittugulli (“We Are Useless”): Surveying the Animals
4 Who Counts? Challenging Science and the Law
Part II: Talking Back
5 Inuit Rights and Government Policy
6 Baker Lake, 1957: The Eskimo Council
7 Inuit Petition for Their Rights
Conclusion: Contested Ground
Notes; Bibliography; Index
