Mission of Change in Southwest Alaska

Mission of Change in Southwest Alaska
Title Mission of Change in Southwest Alaska PDF eBook
Author Ann Fienup-Riordan
Publisher University of Alaska Press
Pages 386
Release 2012-05-15
Genre History
ISBN 1602231613

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Mission of Change is an oral history describing various types of change—political, social, cultural, and religious—as seen through the eyes of Father Astruc and Paul Dixon, non-Natives who dedicated their lives to working with the Yup’ik people. Their stories are framed by the an analytic history of regional changes, together with current anthropological theory on the nature of cultural change and the formation of cultural identity. The book presents a subtle and emotionally moving account of the region and the roles of two men, both of whom view issues from a Catholic perspective yet are closely attuned to and involved with changes in the Yup’ik community.

Ciulinerunak Yuuyaqunak

Ciulinerunak Yuuyaqunak
Title Ciulinerunak Yuuyaqunak PDF eBook
Author Ann Fienup-Riordan
Publisher University of Alaska Press
Pages 409
Release 2016-10-15
Genre History
ISBN 1602232970

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Based on the knowledge provided by six Calista Elders Council board members: John Phillip of Kongiganak, Paul John of Toksook Bay, Nick Andrew of Marshall, Moses Paukan of St. Marys, Martin Moore of Emmonak, and Bob Aloysius of Kalskag.

Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather

Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather
Title Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather PDF eBook
Author Ann Fienup-Riordan
Publisher University of Washington Press
Pages 385
Release 2013-08-27
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0295804971

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Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather is a result of nearly ten years of gatherings among Yup'ik elders to document the qanruyutet (words of wisdom) that guide their interactions with the environment. In an effort to educate their own young people as well as people outside the community, the elders discussed the practical skills necessary to live in a harsh environment, stressing the ethical and philosophical aspects of the Yup'ik relationship with the land, ocean, snow, weather, and environmental change, among many other elements of the natural world. At every gathering, at least one elder repeated the Yup'ik adage, "The world is changing following its people." The Yup'ik see environmental change as directly related not just to human actions, such as overfishing or burning fossil fuels, but also to human interactions. The elders encourage young people to learn traditional rules and proper behavior--to act with compassion and restraint--in order to reverse negative impacts on their world. They speak not only to educate young people on the practical skills they need to survive but also on the knowing and responsive nature of the world in which they live.

Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground

Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground
Title Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Marino
Publisher University of Alaska Press
Pages 135
Release 2015-09-15
Genre Science
ISBN 1602232660

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Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground is an ethnographic account of the impacts of climate change in Shishmaref, Alaska. In this small Iupiaq community, flooding and erosion are forcing community members to consider relocation as the only possible solution for long-term safety. However, a tangled web of policy obstacles, lack of funding, and organizational challenges leaves the community without a clear way forward, creating serious questions of how to maintain cultural identity under the new climate regime. Elizabeth Marino analyzes this unique and grounded example of a warming world as a confluence of political injustice, histories of colonialism, global climate change, and contemporary development decisions. The book merges theoretical insights from disaster studies, political analysis, and passages from field notes into an eminently readable text for a wide audience. This is an ethnography of climate change; a glimpse into the lived experiences of a global phenomenon.--(Source of description unspecified.)

U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin

U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Title U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 296
Release 1983
Genre Geology
ISBN

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Ethnohistory in Southwestern Alaska and the Southern Yukon

Ethnohistory in Southwestern Alaska and the Southern Yukon
Title Ethnohistory in Southwestern Alaska and the Southern Yukon PDF eBook
Author Margaret Lantis
Publisher Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky
Pages 328
Release 1970
Genre Social Science
ISBN

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Part I, chapters by M. Lantis, Robert E. Ackerman, James W. VanStone, Joan B. Townsend and Catharine McClellan on effects of first contact between whites and native peoples of region. Part 2, by M. Lantis: The Aleut social system, 1750 to 1810, from early historical sources.

Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1992

Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1992
Title Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1992 PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 260
Release 1993
Genre Geology
ISBN

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