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- Archaeology in Arctic North America
Although not discussing religion, Robert Park provides useful, albeit brief, accounts of indigenous peoples of the Canadian Artic where most of his research had been carried out. The cultures discussed are the paleoarctic, Arctic Small Tool, Norton, Dorset, Thule, and Inuit.
- Arctic Indigenous Peoples
Part of the 'Arctic Connection Website', this page provides an introductory discussion on the Indigenous people of the Arctic. At the top of the page are links to particular indigenous peoples, which, geographically, range from Alaska to Siberia. Of these peoples, the Inupiaq is said to be located farther north than any other aboriginal group. The information given of each group is primarily geographical, cultural/economic, and historical, rather than religious.
For a good picture of the Arctic environment see Arctic Ecosystems.
- Places of Power
'Places of Power: Objects of Veneration in the Canadian Arctic', with text & photographs by Norman Hallendy, a Research Associate of the Arctic Institute of North America and a Research Fellow of the Canadian Museum of Civilization and of the Nunavut Research Institute. Hallendy provides what may be called a photographic essay, the intention of which is to celebrate the Inuit's respect & admiration for their ancestors, for their traditions, and the land. The 'places of power' "…appeared in language, song, and remarkable drawings." Among these were the inuksuit, varied stone structures with many purposes, some of which, because of their spiritual connotations, were objects of veneration.
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