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INDEPENDENCE CULTURE PEOPLE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

The ancestors of the modern Inuit.

OBS

Quttinirpaaq has always been an important, if isolated, part of Canada's North. Archaeological evidence shows that Independence people traveled within the region over 4000 years ago.

OBS

The term "Independence people" comes from the culture named "Independence I" (there is also another culture named "Independence II"). The name of this culture comes from a place in Greenland called "Independence fjord."

Key term(s)
  • Independence Culture people
  • Independence I Culture people

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Ancêtres des Inuits modernes.

OBS

Le terme «Independence people» provient de la culture appelée «Independence I» (il y a aussi eu une autre culture dite «Independence II»). Le nom de cette culture vient d'ailleurs d'un endroit au Groenland nommé «Independence fjord».

Key term(s)
  • peuple de la tradition Indépendance I

Spanish

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