‘I Watch to See How the Land Is Changing’: An Inuit Perspective on Changing Environments and Cultural Resilience in the Western Canadian Arctic

doi:10.1017/9781108555654.002

2 - ‘I Watch to See How the Land Is Changing’: An Inuit Perspective on Changing Environments and Cultural Resilience in the Western Canadian Arctic

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 March 2023

George Angohiatok ,

Bryan Vandenbrink ,

Ian Hogg and

Thomas McIlwraith

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Adrian Howkins and

Peder Roberts

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Adrian Howkins: Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Peder Roberts: Affiliation:
University of Stavanger

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George Angohiatok (pronounced ‘ano-HI-tok’) is a keen observer of Arctic landscapes, animals, and peoples. Raised on the land by his parents and grandparents in the western Canadian Arctic, George talks easily about his deep appreciation for the land and his significant concerns for the future of the Arctic and Inuit. George shares his observations of changes to the physical and social environments – changes he calls overwhelming – through richly detailed personal narratives. In the conversations presented in this chapter, George deftly weaves together changes to both settings, and illustrates the importance of considering our two worlds holistically. George’s story and words are transcribed here with minimal interruption from the other authors. Conventional academic reflections on methodology and literature are found within George’s story and afterwards.

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Inuit Indigenous colonialism Canada Cambridge Bay environment history change research

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Information: The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions , pp. 32 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108555654.002 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2023

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