[2] It comes from the verb root "qaujima-" meaning "to know" and can be literally translated to "that which has long been known by Inuit".
[7] In 1999, Nunavut Arctic College began publishing Qaujimajatuqangit oral history through the Interviewing Inuit Elders book series, which covers Elders' perspectives on a wide range of topics from law and health to cosmology, dream interpretation, and shamanism.
While Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and non-Inuk critics have dismissed oral history as unreliable and less concrete than statistics, Nunavut's government has been known to consult with Elders on matters of culture and environmental knowledge.
IQ has also gained popularity in Canada's further-south provinces, but has yet to reach a similar level of prominence.
Interviewees were selected based on their advanced knowledge of walrus hunting and recognition by their local Hunters, Fishers and Trappers Associations.