The Inuit of Southern Labrador in Archaeological and Historical Context

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Comparative Perspectives on European Colonization in the Americas: Papers in Honor of Réginald Auger" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Understanding the history of the Inuit in southern Labrador, Canada was significant among the many archaeological contributions made by Réginald Auger. This work, undertaken early in his career, began to piece together an often confusing record of Inuit arrival, settlement and interactions with various European fishers, whalers, concessionaires and settlers frequenting the region. For much of the past 15 years I have attempted to build on this work. Drawing on evidence gathered from both survey and excavation at multiple 16-18th century southern Inuit settlements, this paper will explore: 1) the increasing participation of southern Inuit in the post-medieval trans-Atlantic economy, 2) the ramifications of multi-cultural interaction on southern Labrador Inuit lifeways, and 3) the role in which southern Inuit played in establishing new cultural traditions throughout Inuit Labrador.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• Comparative Perspectives on European Colonization in the Americas: Papers in Honor of Réginald Auger

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