The Sea, the Land, the Coast, and the Winds: Understanding Inuit Sea Ice Use in Context

摘要: This chapter attempts to place Inuit sea ice knowledge in a broader context, first connection the of other environmental features and second within practices spatial orienteering travel. The premise this is that any attempt understand aspects without taking into account context mobility limiting, as travel was an integral part life before their establishment permanent settlements. identities were historically connected not only specific places (like camp or floe edge) but also, significantly, on move. land, sea, edge, shores, sky, winds are all inseparable parts environment which live. describes two distinctive environments takes place, namely land well highly significant constituted by how they fit framework winds. research for undertaken Igloolik, Nunavut.