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Over the century between the first Oblate mission to the Canadian central Arctic in 1867 and the radical shifts brought about by Vatican II, the region was the site of complex interactions between Inuit, Oblate missionaries, and Grey Nuns – interactions that have not yet received the attention they deserve. Enriching archival sources with oral testimony, Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten provide an in-depth analysis of conversion, medical care, education, and vocation in the Keewatin region of the Northwest Territories. They show that while Christianity was adopted by the Inuit and major transformations occurred, the Oblates and the Grey Nuns did not eradicate the old traditions or assimilate the Inuit, who were caught up in a process they could not yet fully understand. The study begins with the first contact Inuit had with Christianity in the Keewatin region and ends in the mid-1960s, when an Inuk woman joined the Grey Nuns and two Inuit brothers became Oblate missionaries. Bringing together many different voices, perspectives, and experiences, and emphasizing the value of multivocality in understanding this complex period of Inuit history, Inuit, Oblate Missionaries, and Grey Nuns in the Keewatin, 1865–1965 highlights the subtle nuances of a long and complex interaction, showing how salvation and suffering were intertwined.

"... Meet the Inuit - meet hunters, singers, carvers, shamans, whales, sailors, elders, adventurers, actors, poets, writers, artists, anthropologists, explorers, traders, missionaries and many more people of the Arctic. Read about Inuit history, art, culture."--back cover.

Over the last three decades, significant progress in the understanding of uncertainty in information and knowledge, and the fuzzy processing of information is being achieved. Its application areas are numerous and diverse, and include all fields of engineering, computer science, systems control, agriculture, environmental engineering and finance. ISUMA 2003 focuses on the application of uncertainty modeling and analysis to elucidate its complexities in a wide variety of subjects.