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Life Beside Itself Chapter Five: Why Two Clocks? Summary: 

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Boredom as a risk factor for suicide o Discussion with Sila o Iqaluit teens Reordering of Inuit time to the time of a “welfare bureaucracy” o Before the 1950s, Inuit would wake, hunt, eat, and sleep when they felt it best. o When Inuit were moved into settlements, they were expected to follow a consistent schedule o Do Inuit kids need a regular bedtime? Longing for a different time o Many Inuit long for the time of traditional activities (hunting, fishing, camping, etc) o Inuktitut concept of longing is not the same as what we mean by our English word.  Inuktitut longing refers to an active cultivation of something that once was, not just a melancholy remembrance  healing camps for single mothers and children  “they will learn to long for it when they are older” Dreams with loved ones that have passed away are an alternate reality where relationships are continued Explanation of the title of this chapter: having two alarm clocks questions the use of time Other ways of being in time o Do we pathologize those who exist in time differently? o Suicide as another way of being in time (a future without surprises)

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Postmodernist approach to time Suicide may be an Inuit answer in their conception of time to the problem presented to them in the bureaucratic conception of time....