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ESKIMO IDENTIFICATION DISC NUMBER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Peoples
CONT

The eventual objective of this program is to eliminate Eskimo disc numbers, and do away with disc lists.

OBS

The compound nouns with "Eskimo" are the historical denominations for this concept. The term "Eskimo" has been replaced by "Inuit."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peuples Autochtones
DEF

Numéro attribué, vers les années 1930 et jusque dans les années 70 environ, à chaque Inuit lors de sa naissance et qu'il conservait jusqu'à sa mort afin de l'identifier.

OBS

Les numéros de disque, composés de lettres et chiffres, se divisaient en douze séries représentant autant de régions du Canada. Ex. de numéro : E7-603 (numéro du sculpteur Enutsiak, de Frobisher Bay)

OBS

«Numéro d'esquimau» constitue la désignation historique de ce concept. Le terme «esquimau» a désormais disparu au profit de celui d'«inuit».

Spanish

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