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A 5 page research paper that endeavors to define Eskimo culture and also the writer discusses why this is a difficult task. Primarily, the writer asserts that defining Eskimo culture is hard due to the variety of tribes that this generic term encompasses and also because contact with mainstream society causes that culture to change and evolve according to the degree of contact. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Eskimo culture more precisely is problematic because the word "Eskimo" can be addressed to a variety of tribal societies. While these tribes are similar, because they have all adapted to
the rigors of the arctic environment, they are also different, as they have own cultures and customs and have been exposed to mainstream culture in differing ways. Every community has
its own individual history, "a specific story unique to that community, which sets it apart from the others" (Dahl 5). For example, the Inuit have long been exposed to
mainstream Canadian society (Dorais 18). Since the beginning of World War II, the Intuits have been participating in the Canadas capitalist economy and the majority already adopted Christianity (Dorais 18).
In Arctic Quebec, following the James Bay Agreement, native bureaucratic structures were created, which include "a regional administration, Kativik Regional Government; twelve municipalities; an economic corporation, Makivik Corporation; a school
administration," etc. (Dorais 19). Throughout Canada, Inuktitut, the Intuit native language, is taught in schools and the Inuit are consulted as are any other ethnic minority within the country (Dorais
19). The "integration of the Inuit into the Canadian society is thus complete" and "They are no longer a marginal population" (Dorais 20). However, Dorais also writes that
it is unlikely that the Intuit will be assimilated completely within mainstream Canadian society, as they have strong attachments to their language, territory and way of life (Dorais 20). There
are localities where the native Intuit language and culture remain strong and these locales play a principal role in consolidating the identity of the Intuit people. Within the context of
their daily life, these Intuit speakers and culture bearers do not encounter a great deal of trouble finding sufficient "material for constructing a relatively positive image of their position in
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