Inuit

“The sum total of all thoughts and intuitions, myths and beliefs, ideas and inspirations brought into being by the human imagination since the dawn of consciousness” is best defined as ethnosphere by Wade Davis, in his introduction to Wayfinders (2). He establishes the direction of this travel log with the introduction of culture: a dynamic and complex system that characterizes societies and from it flows people’s identity. As Davis immerses the reader into a series of indigenous people groups…

The Canadian government was justified in its actions taken during the Cold War, through the Korean war, High Arctic Exiles, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, because they had taken the most definitive action, as to mediate tension, discontinuing global damage, whilst avoiding another potential war. Firstly, in the Korean war the Canadians had sent a couple thousand troops, to aid South Korea from the invasion of North Korea. Through this, the Canadians along with a couple of United Nations forces…

The Inuit people believe that teaching their children about life and the ways of survival, they will retain enough information to carry on the various tasks of adult life. Babies are dependent on their parents and since the father is out hunting for seal; nurturing and teaching the children became the mother’s job. Babies are held close to their mother most of the time creating a strong physical bond. Being in such a small community structure the child doesn’t experience stranger situations…

Harp seal pups are notorious for their big black eyes and fluffy white fur. These beautiful creatures have an unfortunate future ahead of them. They are part of the largest slaughter of any marine mammal species on the planet (Liberation BC, 2013, para. 1). Every year hundreds of thousands of baby seals are killed so that their skins can be made to make coats, collars, cuffs, and trinkets. The photo selected is successful in capturing the harsh reality of seal hunting today. For the purposes of…

Background Intuit was created by Scott Cook who wished to develop software that managed finances and taxes of individuals and small businesses. In 1984, the first financial program debuted- Quicken. With continuous feedback from customers, QuickBooks was established in 1992 following the releases of other types of software. The 1990s was the beginning of Intuit’s attempt to develop a user contribution system. As the years progressed, Paul Coletta, senior experience manager and Floyd Morgan,…

Jock Sturges once said, “Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful,” which is representative of the perspective and feeling I accumulated throughout examining the film. The Nanook of the North encompassed the broad distinction of self-reliance, life styles, and something in reference to other cultures. The distinction of the one culture, the Eskimos, amongst others emphasized the unique elements that define variation we experience that we come to…

opened 20 stone caches at Thirty Mile Lake along the Kazan River in Nunavut. This site is a caribou crossing, and is associated with habitation sites. Friesen and Stewart (2013:91-92) think the caches at Thirty Mile Lake were made by Inuit based on proximity to Inuit sites and links to oral traditions. They did not find diagnostic artifacts in the caches. Instead, they found that people often cached whole animals. The caribou bones in the caches appeared fresh, as soft tissue was attached…

The Greenland Shark, also known as the grey shark, is the largest species of shark that lies in the North Atlantic Ocean near Canada, Greenland, Norway and Iceland (Wikipedia Contributors). The grey shark lives further north than any other shark; on rare occasions these sharks have been found as far south as the Gulf of Mexico (Wikipedia Contributors). Greenland sharks are the only species that consistently live in these arctic and sub-arctic temperature waters (Rogers). Other than being one of…

put on by Dawn Burleigh and wow what a powerful workshop. This was a very heart felt, eye opening experience for me. The first activity we did was called the “blanket activity”, which highlighted some of the challenges the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people have faced throughout history. At the beginning, we all stood on the blankets that represented Turtle Island. As the activity progressed, we soon found our selves segregated. Some of us stood on small blankets; others back at our seats…

Lack of awareness, socio-cultural practices, low prices of tobacco due to tax exemption, and coping mechanisms to manage stressors are the challenges that Aboriginal people face contributing to widespread smoking behaviors (NCCAH, 2009). Research about the role of genetic factors in Canada is limited. The role of biological factors contributing to the prevalence of COPD and asthma are complex due to the interactions between biology, behaviors, and the environment (Dougherty & Fahy, 2009).…