Inauttiaq was Jeans adoptive father. The rest of her family consisted of her mother Allaq, the oldest daughter Kamik (who was away at school for most of her stay), daughter Raigili, daughter Saarak, and the youngest daughter Qayaq (who was born during her stay). Jean was accepted into the family and treated as they would treat any other member. However, she was not held at the high expectations that people of her age usually were in the Utku society. The Eskimos place strong value on caring for others' needs and they always expect a return for the favor. In many cases, Jean not being used to their way of life was unable to give back to her fami

The Utku Eskimos considered controlling ones temper to be a cardinal virtue. Inuttiaq, was a very intense person. Many of the people saw him as being a show off or a joker. At points in the book, I couldn't believe that he was able to control his temper. He had violent fantasies and nightmares as an outlet for his emotions. The Utkus believe that only young children will have nightmares. Any emotion whether happiness or anger, in excessive amounts will cause these dreams. I think many of the people that he lived with saw how much he struggled to control and for this they respected him. Allaq said that, "He is the only parent that is never angry with his children". Eskimos have no formal leaders, but Inuttiaq was esteemed as their religious leader. Many of his personality traits were brought out through his religious ceremonies. On Sundays thirty people would gather in his family's ten foot igloo to listen to his ceremony. He would reteach the same basic points over and over again every week, in a slow reserved voice. There was often times when he would decide that he just didn't want to have mass and he would cancel showing no concerns of other people's desires. People never reacted or question his decisions, which shows a lot about their ways of dealing with conflict. During Jean's stay, he changed his usual rituals and would make an entrance into the igloo while everyone was there and at certain points we would signal for people to stand. Of course everyone in the camp would do as he said, further enhancing his need to control. He knew that he was a highly respected figure in their society and leading in the ceremonies gave him a chance to get the respect that he felt necessary.

Very much like our culture, Inuttiaq cared for his family in a strong protectiveness. Often our fathers become the leaders of our households. However the Utku fathers will give orders to his family members with confidence. The

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