Inuit redistribution and development: processes of change in the eastern Canadian Arctic 1922-1968

• Author / Creator

  Weissling, Lee E.

• Doctoral thesis. Examines change in Inuit society and settlements in the Baffin Region of the Northwest Territories in terms of development of the economy, degree of dependence on a market economic system and influence of government and other agencies. The process is considered in terms of Third World and 'Fourth World' economies. Includes extensive bibliography, summary of material in the National Archives of Canada and summaries of RCMP reports.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Baffin Island (Nunavut)--Economic conditions
  • Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations--1951-
  • Indians, Treatment of--Canada
  • Inuit--Nunavut--Baffin Island Region--Social conditions
  • Indians of North America--Nunavut--Baffin Island Region--Economic conditions
  • Inuit--Nunavut--Baffin Island Region--Cultural assimilation
  • Inuit--Nunavut--Baffin Island Region--Economic conditions

• Graduation date

  1991

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3GF0N715

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.