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Hood Museum of Art

Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions Within a Changing Environment

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Title: Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions Within a Changing Environment
Author: Stuckenberger, Nicole
ISBN: 9780944722336
Publisher: Hood Museum of Art
Published: 2007
Binding: Quality
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good
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Indigenous Studies 1316699

Publisher Description:
The earth's polar regions have been the subject of three major research initiatives called international polar years (IPY). Beginning with the first IPY in 1882-1883, these initiatives have shared the goal of advancing basic scientific knowledge of the geography and geophysical processes of these remote lands and oceans. International polar year events have always captured the imagination of the public, yet the polar regions remain a distant and disconnected realm for most people. The global science community is set to begin another IPY in 2007-2008 with a special sense of urgency: simply put, the polar regions are a critical part of the earth's climate system, which is now undergoing rapid change in response to human activities. The 2007-2008 events will extend beyond basic studies in the geophysical and biological sciences to focus on global climate change and the research presently underway to advance our understanding of the human dimensions of a shifting Arctic environment. Climate change is a pressing and much debated phenomenon of our time. at the Hood Museum of Art, that is one of the first to explore the human dimensions of climate change in the Inuit concept and perception of the Arctic climate as part of their culture. The exhibition presents objects from the Hood's permanent collection - boat miniatures, harpoons, masks, clothing, prints, and canoes, along with photographs - that are deeply embedded in the social and spiritual fabric of Inuit society while addressing the global debate around climate change. The Hood Museum of Art has partnered with the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and the Institute of Arctic Studies in the development of what will be the first comprehensive exhibition of Dartmouth's Arctic collections and this accompanying catalogue.