Abstracts
Abstract
In this paper we examine recent developments in Evangelical movements among the Inuit of the Canadian Eastern Arctic. We focus especially on Canada Awakening Ministries (CAM) and show how it successfully integrates traditional Inuit ideas and values in a modern Christian perspective. We explore how elders are given a more prominent role in the “healing the land” rituals and how traditional elements are becoming part of a Christian context. We examine CAM’s critical views on radical environmentalist groups and argue that its support of traditional Inuit hunting values through “biblical environmentalism” is bound to strengthen its position in the North.
Résumé
Dans cet article, nous décrivons les récents développements des mouvements évangéliques chez les Inuit de l’Arctique de l’Est. Nous nous intéressons plus particulièrement au cas du Canada Awakening Ministries (CAM) pour montrer comment il parvient avec succès à intégrer des traditions et des valeurs inuit dans une perspective chrétienne moderne. Nous examinons comment ce mouvement attribue un rôle proéminent aux aînés, notamment lors des rituels de «guérison de la terre», et comment des éléments traditionnels sont intégrés dans le contexte de pratiques chrétiennes. En abordant les points de vue critiques du CAM à l’endroit des groupes environnementalistes radicaux, nous avançons l’idée que son appui aux valeurs traditionnelles de la chasse à travers la notion «d’environnementalisme biblique» lui confère un succès qui ne fera que croître et renforcera encore davantage sa position dans les régions du Nord.
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