Death Among the Inuit

Death Among the Inuit

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Upik Gets Married!

Upik Gets Married!

In my last blog I stressed the centrality of Inuit families for survival in the harsh Arctic. Freezing conditions, lack of social services and isolation made division of labor for essential tasks within the family a matter of life and death. Yet, as unlikely as it...
Families and Groups in Inuit Art

Families and Groups in Inuit Art

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Movement in Inuit Art

Movement in Inuit Art

Everything moves in one way or another – living creatures, ocean waves, geological formations and orbiting planets – and art is no exception. Movement first attracted me to Inuit art, which I illustrated with a picture of a walking polar bear in my previous blog. The...
Collecting Inuit Art

Collecting Inuit Art

I’m infected with the collecting bug, which I probably acquired at conception. I don’t think it’s contagious. In short, I surrendered to my genes, those authoritarian despots. They made collecting an expression of my character. While I am a collector, my sister Jephta...
 Sensitivity Readers

 Sensitivity Readers

Reading the front-page article in the New York Times on “sensitivity readers, ” I was struck how the choice of words can have unintended consequences. Read the article and see if you agree with me. The issue is…sensitive. In brief, sensitivity readers screen for...