Avataq Cultural Institute Explained

The Avataq Cultural Institute is Nunavik's official organization for the preservation and promotion of the Inuktitut language and Inuit culture.[1] Avataq has departments that deal with ethnography and art, as well as a library, archive and language programs.[2]

History

Avataq receives its mandate from the biennial Inuit Elders Conference. The Institute was formed at the first Inuit Elders Conference with the goal of protecting Inuit culture. It began operating on November 1, 1980.[3] [4] Its head office is in Inukjuak[5] [6] and it also operates an office in Montreal, Quebec.[7]

In 1984 Avataq supported a place-name survey of elders in 12 Inuit communities in the Quebec Arctic.[8] [9]

Activities

In 2018 Avataq worked with Dartmouth College to return bones that had been excavated from Inuit gravesites in 1967 by one of the college's anthropologists.[10] [11]

The Institute formed an alliance with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2018 to promote Inuit art and culture.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avataq Cultural Institute . 2019-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909173627/http://museesmontreal.org/en/museums/avataq-cultural-institute . 2018-09-09 . live .
  2. Book: Historical Dictionary of the Inuit. 9780810879126. Stern. Pamela R.. 2013-09-26.
  3. Book: An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art. 9781476607436. Crandall. Richard C.. Crandall. Susan M.. 2015-07-25.
  4. Book: Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing. 9780774841894. Issenman. Betty Kobayashi. 2011-11-01.
  5. Web site: Avataq Cultural Institute . 2019-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001173929/http://www.sfu.ca/ipinch/about/ipinch-people/partners/avataq-cultural-institute . 2015-10-01 . live .
  6. Web site: AVATAQ Cultural Institute. 2013-06-23.
  7. Web site: Avataq opens new offices, signs deal with Quebec. Nunatsiaq News (nunatsiaq.com). 13 December 2011.
  8. Book: Applied Ethnography: Guidelines for Field Research. 9781315434681. Pelto. Pertti J.. 2016-06-16.
  9. Web site: Marburger geographische Schriften . Marburg geographical writings . 1981 . books.google.com.
  10. Web site: Excavated Inuit bones returned to Avataq Culture Institute . www.thedartmouth.com . 2019-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190118130620/http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2018/09/inuit-bones . 2019-01-18 . live .
  11. Web site: Nunavik bones to be laid to rest . nunatsiaq.com . 2018-07-19.
  12. Web site: Decolonizing Inuit Art . the McGill Daily . 2019-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322021656/https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2018/10/decolonizing-inuit-art/ . 2019-03-22 . live .

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