This thesis describes how illuweet or teasing cousin songs are an
expression of King Island Inupiaq identity. It is based upon ten months of
intermittent participation observation and fieldwork. In the summer of
1991, my uncle, Alex Allughuk Muktoyuk, began teaching Inupiaq songs
and dances to a group of displaced Inupiat living in Tacoma,
Washington. Of the eleven songs that he taught this group, six had
occurred between illuweet or teasing cousins. However, a review of the
literature on Inupiaq songs rarely mentioned these kinds of songs. By
reviewing the literature on ethnic identity, Inupiaq family relations and
Inupiaq song and humor, it is concluded that my uncle taught these six
songs as a way to express his King Island Inupiaq identity and of proving
his connection to the community from which he has been separated for
approximately 30 years. / Graduation date: 1994
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/35735 |
| Date | 02 August 1993 |
| Creators | Kingston, Deanna M. |
| Contributors | Gross, Joan |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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