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    Iñupiat Ilitqusiat: inner views of our Iñupiaq values

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    Topkok, Charles Sean Asiqłuq
    Chair
    Leonard, Beth
    Committee
    John, Theresa
    Lewis, Jordan
    Counceller, April
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    Iñupiat Ilitqusiat: Inner Views of Our Iñupiaq Values examines how Iñupiat pass down elements of our cultural heritage to future generations. The research is community-driven by the Pavva Iñupiaq Dancers of Fairbanks, families with Iñupiaq children in their household, and other Iñupiat worldwide. My doctoral research addresses how we view each Iñupiat Ilitqusiat (Iñupiaq Values), how our Iñupiat Ilitqusiat have been passed down, and how we pass down our Iñupiaq cultural heritage to our future cultural-bearers. Participants talk about our Iñupiat Ilitqusiat to acknowledge that we are Iñupiat wherever we live. I assert that in order to conduct culturally appropriate research with Iñupiaq people, it is imperative to observe cultural protocols and values, to equally include Indigenous narrative history and Western literature in the review process, and to observe Iñupiaq methods and methodology when gathering data. I examined and applied the ways my ancestors have gathered and presented data, formalizing for academia an Iñupiaq way of conducting research. I have conducted 17 group interviews corresponding to the 17 Iñupiat Ilitqusiat. In my findings, I acknowledge that our Iñupiaq values help define our heritage. They are embedded in our lives and in our stories. They are in our spirit, passed down to us through our ancestors. Each Iñupiat Ilitqusiat converges with each other when we examine how each cultural value applies to our lives. We need to continue talking about our cultural values in every village to ensure our descendants live their cultural heritage.
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    Dissertation (Ph.D.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015
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    Chapter 1: Aullaqqisaaq (Introduction) -- Overview -- Purpose of the study -- Statement of the problem or "intellectual puzzle" -- Research questions -- Research significant to the researcher -- Chapter 2: Qimilġuruq (one reviews it) an Iñupiaq literature and narrative review -- Introduction to Qimilġuruq -- History of the Iñupiat Ilitqusiat -- Iñupiaq history -- Outsiders' perspectives -- Iñupiaq perspectives -- Indigenous values -- Indigenous values worldwide -- Alaska Native values -- Qimilġuruq (one reviews it) observations -- Chapter 3: Katimarugut (we are meeting) an Iñupiaq methodology -- Introduction to Katimarugut -- Iñupiat meetings -- Other indigenous methodologies -- Gathering data utilizing cultural protocols -- Methods -- Location of group interviews -- Iñupiat Ilitqusiat observed during Katimarugut -- Katimarugut (we are meeting) observations -- Chapter 4: Sagviqtuq (one explains oneself) an Iñupiaq framework -- Introduction to Sagviqtuq (one explains oneself) -- Theoretical and analytical frameworks -- An Iñupiat Ilitqusiat framework -- The Eagle Wolf dance model -- Sagviqtuq (one explains oneself) observations -- Chapter 5: Iñupiat Ilitqusiat Kaŋŋituŋa (my Iñupiat Ilitqusiat research) - Iñuk (person) -- Kaŋiqsimauraałiq Irrutchikun (spirituality) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Kaŋiqsimauraałiq Irrutchikun (personal stories of spirituality) -- Atchiksuałiq (humility) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Atchiksuałiq (personal stories of humility) -- Paaqsaaqatautaiłịq (avoid conflict) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Paaqsaaqatautaiłịq (personal stories of avoid conflict) -- Iḷisimałiq Uqapiałiġmik (knowledge of language) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Iḷisimałiq Uqapiałiġmik (personal stories of knowledge of language) -- Savvaqtułiq (hard work) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Savvaqtułiq (personal stories of hard work) -- Quvianniułikun Tipsisaaġiłịq (humor) -- Iñupiat Ilitqusiat framework for Iñuk (person) -- Chapter 6: Iñupiat Ilitqusiat Kaŋŋituŋa (my Iñupiat Ilitqusiat research) - Iḷat (family) -- Iḷisimałiq Iḷagiiłḷġmik (knowledge of family tree) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Iḷisimałiq Iḷagiiłiḷġmik (personal stories of knowledge of family tree) -- Aŋayuqaaġiich Savaaksraŋich (family roles) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Aŋayuqaaġiich Savaaksraŋich (personal stories of family roles) -- Piqpaksriḷiq Iḷiḷgaanik (love for children) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Piqpaksriḷiq Iḷiḷgaanik (personal stories of love for children) -- Kiŋuniġmi Suraġatlasiñiałiq (domestic skills) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Kiŋuniġmi Suraġatlasiñiałiq (personal stories of domestic skills) -- Aŋunialgułiq (hunter success) -- Iñupiat Ilitqusiat Framework for Iḷat (family) -- Chapter 7: Iñupiat Ilitqusiat Kaŋŋituŋa (my Iñupiat Ilitqusiat research) - Nunaaqqiq (village) -- Aatchuqtuutiłiq Avatmun (sharing) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Aatchuqtuutiłiq Avatmun (personal stories of sharing) -- Kamaksriłiḷq Utuqqanaanik (respect for elders) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Kamaksriłiḷq Utuqqanaanik (personal stories of respect for elders) -- Kamakkutiłiq (respect for others) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Kamakkutiłiq (personal stories of respect for others) -- Savaqatigiiyułiq (cooperation) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Savaqatigiiyułiq (personal stories of cooperation) -- Kamaksriłiḷq Nutim Iñiqtanik (respect for nature) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Kamaksriłiḷq Nutim Iñiqtanik (personal stories of respect for nature) -- Iñuuniaqatiunik Ikayuutiłiq (responsibility to tribe) -- Uqaaqtuaŋich Iñuuniaqatiunik Ikayuutiłiq (personal stories of responsibility to tribe) -- Iñupiat Ilitqusiat Framework for Nunaaqqiq (village) -- Chapter 8: Aqulliqsaaq (conclusion) -- How have I answered the research questions? What did we learn from this experience? -- Connecting previous theory/theoretical frameworks to create an Iñupiaq Ilitqusiat Framework -- Iñuuniaqtuq (one works to survive) -- Iḷitchuq (one learns, education) -- Taimakŋa (from time immemorial forever) -- Iñupiatun (language) -- New knowledge contributed through this dissertation -- Katimarugut (we are meeting - An Iñupiaq methodology) -- Iñupiaq Ilitqusiat framework (IIF) -- Where do we go from here? What further research is needed? -- References -- Appendices.
    Date
    2015-12
    Type
    Dissertation
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    Indigenous Studies

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