Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Figures viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgements xvi
6. Notes on Spelling, Translation and Transliteration xviii
7. List of Abbreviations xx
8. Introduction. Towards a Theory of Political Onomastics 1
9. Chapter 1 The Importance of Names in Inuit Culture 17
10. Chapter 2 Visiting, Colonial Style: From Early Days of Cultural Intervention to the Cold War 39
11. Chapter 3 Renamed Overnight: the History of Project Surname 65
12. Chapter 4 ‘The people who love you’: Contemporary Perspectives on Naming in Nunavut 91
13. Chapter 5 Homelands and Diasporas: Concluding Thoughts on the Politics of Naming 121
14. Chronology of Key Events and Developments in Nunavut and the Circumpolar North 145
15. Glossary 151
16. Bibliography 153
17. Index 167