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Inuit traditions.
Angakkuq and the context of historical records.
PEOPLE & CONTEXT
A place, a name,
a living history.
Inuit communities have diverse regional histories and terms for ritual knowledge. The National Museum of Denmark records Niaqunguaq, a Netsilingmiut angakok, through material from the Fifth Thule Expedition. This named record provides an entry point while retaining the expedition's perspective and historical setting.
A WAY TO STUDY
Begin with the source.
Identify the person, community, date and collector in the record. Distinguish the person's account from the collector's description and avoid extending a single Netsilingmiut record to all Inuit communities.