Effects of Inuit Drum Dancing on Psychosocial Well-Being and Resilience

This book explores the sociocultural context surrounding two forms of traditional Inuit drum dancing in Ulukhaktok, an Inuit settlement in the Canadian Northwest Territories.

Tim Murray holds a PhD and an M.A. in ethnomusicology from the University of Florida, where he is also currently an adjunct professor of music.

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: An Old Tool with a New Purpose Chapter 1: Ulukhaktok: Historical Background and Cultural Context Chapter 2: How We Go Here: Metacommunication and the Optics of Productivity Chapter 3: Drum Dancing, Social Boundaries, and a Strategic End by Tactical Means Chapter 4: Performing Cultural Productivity and the Adapting Taskscape Appendix A: Glossary of Inuinnaqtun Terms References