Inuit Women and the Politics of Naming in Nunavut

L hutcure examine li'mpomnte signifiation &S norm &m kz vie du pnrpk Inuft ainsi que kurs traditions qui existent toujours malgd des ginirations di'nterfrence et de changemmts. L kuteure con&mne plus pricisimmt k gouverncmmtet ks rcligionsorlganisCcsquirssaimt&changm ks noms &S Znuik In the past ten years, countless Inuit-women and men aged 19 to 90-have told me that despite centuries of interference by visitors to the North, traditional ways of naming are very much dive. This is a time of great change in the eastern Arctic, which, although it will not be oficial until 1999, is already known as Numnrt (Inuktitut for "Our Land"). Inuit women have played a major role in the process of creating this Inuit-majority public government. Among the key players are Rosemarie Kuptana, president of the nationa