This seminar will focus on understanding the archaeological and, to a lesser extent, ethnographic records of Inuit and related peoples, with an emphasis on the Eastern Arctic (Inuit Nunangat, a.k.a. northern Canada, and Greenland) during the past 5,000 years. Readings and discussion are intended to be useful to a range of students interested in archaeological analysis and interpretation, and not only for those planning to specialize in the Arctic. A broad array of topics will be covered relating to economic and social organization, climate change archaeology, ethnographic analogy, migration, cultural landscapes, and Indigenous-settler interactions. In addition, we will pay close attention to the modern political and social context of archaeology in the North.