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Devant l'avènement de nouveaux moyens de communication dans les territoires nordiques, l'émergence d'une prise de parole inuite est inévitable. La création d'Igloolik Isuma Productions, dans le Nunavut, est étroitement liée à l'élaboration de cette nouvelle culture. Les oeuvres de la première compagnie de production inuite indépendante, particulièrement Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner, de Zacharias Kunuk, témoignent de l'importance de tenir compte d'une nouvelle variable dans l'analyse du discours sur la représentation du Nord: les cultures inuites commencent à prendre la parole et à remettre en jeu les représentations existantes. L'objectif de ce mémoire est double. Il vise à comprendre ce qui a mené à l'émergence de la prise de parole inuite et à voir comment s'organise cette cinématographie naissante. Ainsi, le premier chapitre expose les diverses représentations du territoire nordique et des Inuits mises de l'avant par l'industrie cinématographique sudiste. Après avoir établi ce qui a poussé les cinéastes sudistes à s'intéresser aux peuples polaires, il est possible de voir quelles images du Nord et des Inuits se dégagent de ces représentations filmiques. Le deuxième chapitre rend compte de la création d'Isuma Productions et du contexte entourant la naissance d'Atanarjuat. Dans le film, on remarque que le réalisateur s'inspire de l'approche documentaire. Tout comme le travail de Pierre Perrault au Québec, Kunuk propose une nouvelle vision de l'histoire qui vise la conservation de la culture orale par sa mise en images. Le dernier chapitre propose une analyse thématique du film, qui permet d'illustrer les thèses élaborées dans le chapitre précédent, à l'effet que le film interprète les images véhiculées par le cinéma sudiste sur le Grand Nord. En définitive, le film de Kunuk remet en jeu les représentations existantes sur le Nord en devenant le symbole de l'émergence du cinéma inuit. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Atanarjuat, Représentation, Nord, Inuit, Cinéma, Approche documentaire, Fiction, Nunavut, Zacharias Kunuk, Pierre Perrault, Québec.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Toronto, 2006. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-06, Section: A, page: 2010. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 276-295).

Thesis (M.L.Arch.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 2002. / "February 2002" Bibliography: leaves 117-128.

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-215). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2003. / Bibliography: leaves 196-210.

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Traditional mythological themes have been repeatedly depicted in contemporary Inuit art since the late 1950s. This thesis examines the portrayals of the female sea spirit or Sedna and the male moon spirit in sculpture and graphics by contemporary Inuit artists from three Arctic art "communities": Baker Lake, Cape Dorset and Povungnituk. Analysis of the mythological depictions has led me to conclude that artists have tended to employ two distinct styles of illustration to represent these deities. These two types are iconic and narrative. Introduced by the first generation of contemporary Inuit artists working in the late 1950s these types functioned as tangible expressions of the unique nature and role of each deity in Inuit culture as these were perceived by the Inuit artists, and involved a complicated process of integrating both traditional and "alien" elements. Subsequent generations of artists have retained these prototypes and continued to incorporate elements based on these two influences. The complex evolution of Sedna and Moon Spirit imagery reflects the role contemporary Inuit mythological art has come to play as both a medium of communication to non-Inuit and a historical and cultural repository for the Inuit. / Arts, Faculty of / Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Department of / Graduate

As in many arctic regions, impacts of increasing environmental stressors such as climate change and industrialization (particularly mineral exploration and mine development) have led local Inuit in northern Labrador to notice changes in their environment. In addition, they have expressed concerns that research and monitoring programs aimed at understanding and tracking these changes are lacking in many areas and do not accurately reflect their knowledge and concerns. Many communities feel powerless in the face of these changes as they lack the resources needed to respond. In consideration of this, an integrated regional approach has been initiated in Nunatsiavut to ensure concerns from all stakeholders, including Inuit as well as major industrial and governmental organizations, are adequately addressed. The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of environmental changes in Anaktalâk Bay (the shipping route to the Voisey’s Bay Nickel mine) and the effects of these changes on local Inuit in order to inform the development of a multi-partner monitoring (MPM) program for the area. The research was conducted using a participatory approach that included documenting Inuit knowledge (IK) obtained during a workshop involving 14 long-term residents of Nain (>25 years; both genders) in December 2006. Trends identified during the transcript analysis highlight that often the most severe perceived effects on Inuit occur when environmental stressors work synergistically. Key linkages between environmental changes and effects were also identified. The workshop findings document the local desire for a monitoring program to track ecosystem-based changes, as well as the social, economic and environmental effects of these changes, to ensure that Inuit are able to mitigate these changes, and adapt when mitigation is not possible or sufficient. Workshop participants voiced an interest in participating in future monitoring activities and it is anticipated that program development will give both researchers and community members an opportunity to continue to work together and learn from each other, in order to develop and implement relevant and appropriate local solutions. Ultimately, this program should begin to address the Inuit desire in this region to strengthen and protect their relationship with the environment. / Thesis (Master, Environmental Studies) -- Queen's University, 2007-11-20 12:02:32.619 / Queen's University Environmental Sciences Group Nunatsiavut Government ArcticNet