FOLK 2300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Seal Hunting, Scapulimancy, The Tradition
14 Apr 2016
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The book of black hearts: readdressing the meaning and relevance of supernatural. Stories are about the m tis and their connection to the land (social, economic, and political significance) Story-tellers, like norm, believed the stories to varying degrees. The modern world arrived in labrador in the 1941, when the allied forces arrived in goose bay with their military base and airport. Life before 1941 was strongly based on the hunting-gathering lifestyle. The threat of food shortage due to movements of and fluctuations in wildlife populations. Shortages caused real problem for the innu, and problems to a lesser degree for the inuit and m tis. The m tis were tied into the hudson"s bay company trapping economy, and were provided with basic provisions and equipment in return for furs. M tis subsistence needs were mostly met by domestic, self-sufficient economies. Norm, storyteller, is a m tis man in his mid-30s. Melville trapper, considered himself more native than white.
