Question

Jean Briggs documented this ethnic group’s use of dramatic play to teach shared conflict. This ethnic group recognizes a third sex who they believe had their genitals split at birth. Lewis Henry Morgan used this ethnic group’s name to describe the kinship system used by the English language. Robert Flaherty filmed a documentary about a member of this ethnicity, an example of salvage ethnography. Auxiliary spirits assist shamans of this ethnicity called Angakkuq (“ahng-ah-kook”). In an example of linguistic relativity, Benjamin Whorf incorrectly stated that this ethnic group has several words for snow. (10[5])For 10 points, name these indigenous people of Arctic Greenland, Canada, (10[1])and Alaska. ■END■

ANSWER: Inuit [accept Inuvialuit or Iñupiat or Iñupiaq or Tunumiit or Inughuit; prompt on indigenous Canadians or aboriginal Canadians; prompt on Eskimo by asking “what is the non-offensive term for this group?”; reject “First Nations” or “Native Americans” or “Indians”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia AMaryland9110
Lucas Shedlock (DII)PrincetonColumbia B9110
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BPenn9110
Will Hollister (DII)LehighRutgers9110
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CNYU A9110
John Shelly (DII)RowanUniversity of Delaware B10210

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y6100%0%0%92.83