Eskimo maps from the Canadian Eastern Arctic

Abstract

Ihis thesis attempts an analysis of the significant characteristics of maps d.rawn by Eskimo.It consid'ers descriptions ofnativemapping¡aswelfaspublishedcharts'withaviewto establishing tb,e authentic nature of this aspect of Eskimo culture' Correspondencesbetl¡eenthesizesofmanuscriptcbartsand their published versions are d.ifficult to establishr and only rarelycanaccuratescalesbeascribed'tothemaps.However,all are small in scaler covering enormous areas of Arctic temitory and.lacking the intricacies of l-arge scale presentation' Cornparisonoftb'enativecbartsl¡iththoseprod.uced-by surveyrevealsthattheformerusescalesand-fociwhichd'iffer from one aîea to.ànother as the aboriginal d-raughtsman presents a subjective impression of aTeas he bas visited' Tb'e subjective nature of th.e works reveals significant facets of the spatia] relationsbips j.n the Eskimo's life and imagery' Thegenerallyaccuratenatureofthecbartingscanbe explainedbybotbanawarenessofenvironmentand'ad.esireto communicate teBitorial know}ed'ge to fellor'r Eskimo' '^Although themapsServeonlytoillustrateverbalaccountsófroutesand.âI@âS¡tbeyconveyanilluminatinginoageoftheEÊkimoIsideas of territorial relationsbiPs' Chapter ï.TI.

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