Qargi (Inupiaq:[qɑɻɣi]), Qasgi or Qasgiq (by the Yup'iks), Qaygiq (by the Cup'iks), Kashim (by the Russians), Kariyit,[1] a traditional large semi-subterranean men's community house' (or "communal men's house, men's house, ceremonial house, council house, dance house, communal gathering place") of the Yup'ik and Inuit, also Deg Hit'an Athabaskans[2] (at Anvik, Alaska), was used for public and ceremonial occasions and as a men's residence. The Qargi was the place where men built their boats, repaired their equipment, took sweat baths, educated young boys, and hosted community dances. Here people learned their oral history, songs and chants. Young boys and men learned to make tools and weapons while they listened to the traditions of their forefathers.[3]
The qargi was almost always a separate building because the dwellings were not large enough to hold very many men.[4] The qargi was a combination courthouse, church, workshop, dance hall, and received center, two or three times the size of a typical house.[5] It was the place where the storytelling, dancing, singing, and games (high-kick games[6]) that so enriched Yupik and Inuit life took place.[7] The qargi was a communal building in which women were usually not permitted.[5]
Prior to the arrival of Christian missionaries in the 1890s, every Inupiaq settlement had one or more of these ceremonial houses.[8]
In many Iñupiat communities the qargi was the first institution to vanish as churches and schools became the dominant forces of change. At present, Iñupiat elders have no responsibility for the formal education of young Iñupiat.[13]
Before 1950, formal education for students in Chevak, Alaska took place in the qaygiq,[14] and in the homes of the people. The information taught to students in the qaygiq included history, values, rules, regulations, and survival methods.[15]
^James M. Savelle (2002), The Umialiit-Kariyit Whaling Complex and Prehistoric Thule Eskimo Social Relations in the Eastern Canadian Arctic March 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Bulletin of National Museum of Ethnology 27(1): 159–188 (2002)
^Fair, Susan W. (2006). Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity. University of Alaska Press. p. 160. ISBN978-1-889963-79-2.
^Burch, Ernest S. (2006). Social Life in Northwest Alaska: The Structure of Iñupiaq Eskimo Nations. University of Alaska Press. p. 110. ISBN978-1-889963-92-1.
^Nuniwarmiut Piciryarata Tamaryalkuti, Nunivak Island Cup'ig Language Preliminary Dictionary August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^Carol Zane Jolles (2006), Iñupiaq Maritime Hunters: Summer SubsistenceWork in Diomede, in Circumpolar Lives and Livelihood, A Comparative Ethnoarchaeology of Gender and Subsistence[permanent dead link], edited by Robert Jarvenpa and Hetty Jo Brombach, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2006
qargi, inupiaq, qɑɻɣi, qasgi, qasgiq, qaygiq, kashim, russians, kariyit, traditional, large, semi, subterranean, community, house, communal, house, house, ceremonial, house, council, house, dance, house, communal, gathering, place, inuit, also, athabaskans, an. Qargi Inupiaq qɑɻɣi Qasgi or Qasgiq by the Yup iks Qaygiq by the Cup iks Kashim by the Russians Kariyit 1 a traditional large semi subterranean men s community house or communal men s house men s house ceremonial house council house dance house communal gathering place of the Yup ik and Inuit also Deg Hit an Athabaskans 2 at Anvik Alaska was used for public and ceremonial occasions and as a men s residence The Qargi was the place where men built their boats repaired their equipment took sweat baths educated young boys and hosted community dances Here people learned their oral history songs and chants Young boys and men learned to make tools and weapons while they listened to the traditions of their forefathers 3 Qargi in the village of Stebbins Alaska 1900 Semi underground men s community house Qargi with bowhead whale bones Tikiġaġmiut Point Hope Alaska 1885 The qargi was almost always a separate building because the dwellings were not large enough to hold very many men 4 The qargi was a combination courthouse church workshop dance hall and received center two or three times the size of a typical house 5 It was the place where the storytelling dancing singing and games high kick games 6 that so enriched Yupik and Inuit life took place 7 The qargi was a communal building in which women were usually not permitted 5 Prior to the arrival of Christian missionaries in the 1890s every Inupiaq settlement had one or more of these ceremonial houses 8 Contents 1 Naming 2 School 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksNaming editLanguage singular dual plural Naukan Yupik Qaygi Central Alaskan Yup ik Qasgi Qasgiq 9 Qasgit Chevak Cup ik Qaygiq Qaygit Nunivak Cup ig Kiiyar 10 Inupiaq Alaskan Inuit Qargi Qargik Qargich Qargit Inupiaq Little Diomede 11 Qaġsriq Qaġsrik Qaġsrit Inupiaq King Island 12 Qagzriq Qagzrik Qagzrit Inuvialuk Western Canadian Inuit Qadjgiq Inuktitut Eastern Canadian Inuit Qaggiq ᖃᒡᒋᖅ Kalaallisut West Greenland Inuit QassiSchool editIn many Inupiat communities the qargi was the first institution to vanish as churches and schools became the dominant forces of change At present Inupiat elders have no responsibility for the formal education of young Inupiat 13 Before 1950 formal education for students in Chevak Alaska took place in the qaygiq 14 and in the homes of the people The information taught to students in the qaygiq included history values rules regulations and survival methods 15 See also editBladder FestivalReferences edit James M Savelle 2002 The Umialiit Kariyit Whaling Complex and Prehistoric Thule Eskimo Social Relations in the Eastern Canadian Arctic Archived March 2 2014 at the Wayback Machine Bulletin of National Museum of Ethnology 27 1 159 188 2002 Fair Susan W 2006 Alaska Native Art Tradition Innovation Continuity University of Alaska Press p 160 ISBN 978 1 889963 79 2 Edna Ahgeak MacLean Culture and Change for Inupiat and Yupiks of Alaska Burch Ernest S 2006 Social Life in Northwest Alaska The Structure of Inupiaq Eskimo Nations University of Alaska Press p 110 ISBN 978 1 889963 92 1 a b John Taliaferro 2007 In a Far Country PublicAffairs p 35 ISBN 978 0 7867 4123 6 Arctic Studies Burch Ernest S 2005 Alliance and Conflict The World System of the In piaq Eskimos U of Nebraska Press p 92 ISBN 0 8032 6238 8 St Lawrence Island Native American history Navajo rugs Archived August 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine Qasgimi In the Qasgi Nuniwarmiut Piciryarata Tamaryalkuti Nunivak Island Cup ig Language Preliminary Dictionary Archived August 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine Carol Zane Jolles 2006 Inupiaq Maritime Hunters Summer SubsistenceWork in Diomede in Circumpolar Lives and Livelihood A Comparative Ethnoarchaeology of Gender and Subsistence permanent dead link edited by Robert Jarvenpa and Hetty Jo Brombach University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 2006 Future King Island Speakers MacLean Edna Ahgeak 1986 The Revitalization of the Qargi the Traditional Community House as an Educational Unit of the Inupiat Community Pingayak John Qaygiq Men s House Alaskool Guidebook for Integrating Cup ik Culture and CurriculumExternal links editAlaska Native Heritage Center http vilda alaska edu cdm singleitem collection cdmg21 id 844 rec 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qargi amp oldid 1216949844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
