Beyond Our Borders: The Inuit

[themajikat]

In one of my anthro classes we did an analysis of who the ideal Native hero would be, according to the statistics of the ones that appear in the offical canadian book of heroes: male, diplomatic/war-chief, from great lakes and st.lawrence valley region, from the 18th or 19th centuries.

Also, did you know that it was the Unuit who brought the bow and arrow to the Americas when they came over?

[kessest]

this one is particulary interesting to me cause i'm part inupiaq and whats funny about this is that my mom (eskimo side of family) had paranoid schzophrenia and like you said someone with a mental disablity might be a shaman

but i'm lucky i did'nt inherit that

oh around 2:02 another reason why they could eat almost olny meat is that eskimos have a adapted digestive system cause i heard white explorers tried thier type of diet and had probelems with it, i'm not sure what they were though

[ghostwriter511]

Awesome series, very informative, and obviously well researched.

BTW, I love the chalkboard, it makes a great background for this type of vid.

[AdamHintz]

The chalkboard is a great back drop. I bought it for twenty bucks for homeschooling the kids.

[bflanger]

The movie Atarnajuat - The fast runner gives further insight in the Inuit culture.

[SubtUtiles]

very interesting, thanks! I guess the problem of sustainability and balance becomes trcker as the size of the groups (or the frequency of intercation between groups) increases. best, a.

[hippiending]

great series! more!

:)

[AdamHintz]

I hoping to have something up by the end of the weekend. :)

[vibrantlight1103]

"the audience would cheer for the one that they thought was the best song dualist."

so can it be said that the Inuit invented Battle Raps?

[cemtex1]

ha ha ha i was gunna say that i wonder if they would backspin using a kyack but they a great set of people.

[ItsFilthy]

I talked to an Inupiat man from Tikigaq & he told me that some people there believe that another tribe lived in Tikigaq at one time, because they've found houses & artifacts there that are very different from Inupiaq culture. The most important difference was that they didnt seem to be whalers, as no whale bones were found in their camps or used to make they're homes. Another interesting thing is that they had open roof homes which suggests that the climate was different when they lived there.

[ItsFilthy]

Also they have stories that seem to reference another group of people being there and eventually leaving...or something like that. Really interesting stuff.

[ItsFilthy]

this is great adam. song duals remind me of hiphop freestyle battles. :o) I really love this series...can't wait for the next one.

[AzraelsJudgement]

I just finished Beyond Civilization and it helped me to understand why you made sure you showed the difference between a Shaman and a priest.

Great stuff man.

[yellowtreat]

Great stuff Adam!

[bbbleaver]

thanks for dealing with some of the cultural assumptions (environmental determinism) awesome series adam

[KrissKross44444]

Egalitarianism is the way to go! You talking about this subject is really intriguing to me since I just started reading Wisdom From a Rainforest (by an anthropologist). It's about the Teduray (in the Philippines) people and their culture basically. He talks about their way of life and honestly its the most fascinating nonfic book Ive ever read. Ill post a link to a review on your page so you can get an idea of what the book is about. But really well done Adamn, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you

[gabi83tm]

more, more !! :)

[mistaspot1]

Innuit rap battles? No wai! :D

[hithlum]

Thanks for the very informative clip.

[AdamHintz]

Wow, thanks man. :D

[notscooter952]

In this climate, otherwise known as most of Canada. :P

Well done, and although we can learn a lot from the Inuit, we don't have the same means and climate as they do. Things are very different for a reason. I live on the west coast of southern Canada, and I can assure you, I live a lot differently than you do. We can learn from each other, but then there's the limits of... our surroundings. And for the most part, they're unchangeable.

Take care. Peace.

[dnHooligan]

OG rap battles?

[AdamHintz]

I thought the same thing when I heard about song duels. :D

[dnHooligan]

i didn't have a clue. i find this info excitingly interesting.

thank you, for your diligent work.

[hithlum]

yezzur.

[dnHooligan]

swingers...

yeah, baby.

[AdamHintz]

The Inuit actually had "putting out the lamp" parties where many couples would "swing".

[dnHooligan]

brilliant, Adam.

this is SO well done.

[AdamHintz]

Thanks the editing program I have is kind of limiting, but it does well in this context.

[themajikat]

I really love these tribal installments, they're fascinating.

[AdamHintz]

The next installment will be on the Northern Athabaskans and the Northern Algonkians.

[themajikat]

I think the word for 'thank you' exists in Inuktituk, quyanaq, but the concept is probably different, in the sense you talked about.

[AdamHintz]

That's possible. As you know, I'm taking a lot from my reading of Peter Farb. This info was written 40 years ago so a little updating is appreciated.

[bootme21]

I really enjoyed this. It is interesting how many memes can be similar to memes you already witness in small groups of people. I guess some of these memes can carry over past the civilization of humans, but there are some very vital memes that we've abandoned for too long. And I'd lay money on it being greed as the cause of abandonment.

hahaha

[ozjthomas]

Thank you, Adam, very well done.

[Jonase123]

This should be put under "education"!

[AdamHintz]

Consider it done. :)

[loopholezz]

Wonderful History and in depth look into the Inuits. Really enjoyed it