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            <h1>Inuit Family Life</h1>

            <h3>Values</h3>

            <p>
                The Inupiaq People have a profound sense of respect for each other,
                especially for the elders.  Each generation learns their codes of
                conduct, morals, by observing the way their parents live.  The elders
                in the community are seen as the teachers and are the voice of authority
                when problems arise.  When having to deal with these problems, the
                elders, both men and women, get together, discuss the issue at hand,
                and come to a consensus.  At times, it's a man who is the head of the
                group while other times it's a woman.
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                At the center of the Inuit culture is family. The family and the larger
                network of social relationships form the environment into which children
                are born and begin the learning process to become adults.  A primary
                contribution that binds people together socially is the sharing of food
                and the willingness to cooperate when the need arises. "When animals are
                killed on the hunt, they are shared, when people are in need, they are
                looked after; it is the Inuit way and it represents a value" that they
                continue to honor. 
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            <h3>Child Rearing</h3>

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                Somewhat similar to America, parents communicate with their child through
                their language, facial and body expressions and tone of voice.  The child
                begins to learn the Inupiaq language and is sung to at a very young age.
                When discipline is needed, the Inuit prefer unspoken form of correction as
                they see loud, verbal disciplining as inappropriate and disrespectful.  They
                believe that yelling at a child too much would make the child deaf to talk
                or reasoning.  When spanking is the needed form of discipline, they believe
                that "a spanking hurt the skin, but constant yelling hurt the spirit."
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            <h3>Naming</h3>

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                Parent usually name their child based on a particular person for whom they
                admire but with an Eskimo name.  At times, Grandparents, who know their
                forebears, are consulted for naming of the child.  In other occasions,
                similar to something done in America, parents name their child after a
                recently deceased person or a name common within the family.
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            <h3>Rites of Passage</h3>

            <p>
                "Prior to Christian missionaries, boys had a "gargi" where the elders
                taught them how to make implements and the skills for hunting." Once
                this occurred, the adolescent was allowed by the teacher to follow the
                hunters in any season which provided important insight into the culture's
                reality.
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                Adolescent girls usually stay at home and are taught how to sew, care for
                children, cook, and household management training.  The girls were
                responsible for bringing food to the boys at the "gargi."
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            <h3>Gender and Status</h3>

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                Inupiaq women are not part of an urban underclass.  Most women have
                stable incomes from employment in craft production and are homeowners.
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            <h3>Etiquette</h3>

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                "Tribal, village, clan and family affiliations are important to all
                Native people. When greeting a casual acquaintance "Where are you from?"
                is the most common greeting." Many Inupiaq people introduce themselves,
                naming their parents and village as this becomes the initial opportunity
                to understand the unique background and family ties of a new person and
                a show of mutual respect.
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            <h3>Social Distance</h3>

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                Public touching and hugging will not be witnessed by a visitor within the
                Alaska Native Inuit. When a grieving person expressed sadness and tears,
                it would not be appropriate to touch the distressed person.  However, these
                intimate customs vary from village to village.  Some Inupiaq display
                affection openly, but nose kissing is reserved for the interaction between
                mother and child.
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