{"product_id":"quaqtaq-1","title":"Quaqtaq","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow, in a world that is drastically changing, can the Inuit preserve their identity? Louis-Jacques Dorais explores this question in \u003cem\u003eQuaqtaq\u003c\/em\u003e, the first ethnography of a contemporary Canadian Inuit community to be published in over twenty-five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe community of Quaqtaq is a small village on Hudson Strait where hunting and gathering are still the mainstays of life. In this description of Quaqtaq, based on data collected over a thirty-year period, we get a glimpse of its early cultural history, its development into a settled community, and its present realities. Dorais identifies three principal manifestations of local identity - kinship, religion, and language - that persist despite the brutal intrusion of modernity. He concludes by examining the role politics and education have played in the relationship between Quaqtaq and the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuaqtaq\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique and important study that will be of interest to scholars, administrators, and citizens of Inuit and other native communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"By Louis-Jacques Dorais","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575860068534,"sku":"9781442678934","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442678934_eae775ae-9bb7-4737-8fe4-d0b71a1753d7.jpg?v=1727467147","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/quaqtaq-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}