«Religion is not Inuit»: Expérience, identité et ontologie religieuses contemporaines des jeunes Inuit d'Iqaluit

Abstract

Les chercheurs reconnaissent aujourd'hui la participation des Inuit dans les processus de transformations culturelles survenues successivement au cours des cent dernières années. Ce faisant, ils soutiennent que les Inuit ont conservé un rapport au monde singulier, qui se veut des plus actuels. Indissociables l'un de l'autre, toute personne s'intéressant à ce rapport ne doit en aucun temps négliger le domaine religieux, d'autant plus significatif dans la culture inuit compte tenu des nombreuses transformations apportées par la christianisation, la sécularisation et la sédentarisation au cours du 20^e siècle.

Le travail de recherche présenté dans ce mémoire fait d'abord état de l'importance de la fréquentation des jeunes Inuit dans les principaux lieux de culte d'Iqaluit, capitale du Nunavut et ville dynamique où habitent et séjournent plusieurs jeunes. Il donne également un sens et une place au religieux dans l'univers et dans la construction identitaire des jeunes et établit finalement une piste de réflexion quant à la transformation de l'ontologie inuit et à ses caractéristiques actuelles.

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Researchers today recognize the participation of Inuit in the processes of cultural transformations that have occurred successively over the last hundred years. In doing so, they maintain that the Inuit have preserved a unique relationship with the world, which is intended to be very current. Inseparable from each other, anyone interested in this relationship must at no time neglect the religious domain, all the more significant in Inuit culture given the numerous transformations brought about by Christianization, secularization and sedentarization during the 20th century.

The research presented in this dissertation first highlights the importance of young Inuit frequenting the main places of worship in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut and a dynamic city where many young people live and stay. It also gives meaning and a place to religion in the universe and in the identity construction of young people and ultimately establishes a line of reflection regarding the transformation of Inuit ontology and its current characteristics.