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Module 5: Identity and Language

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Module Five: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Nina Vasilieva
Discusses concept of ethnicity and socio-linguistics of Indigenous peoples of northern Russia, lists languages spoken, gives reasons for assimilation process, and looks at current language usage and policies. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 5: Research in the North: Emerging Issues and Practices

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CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Five: Research in the North: Emerging Issues and Practices
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Discusses past and emerging practices, giving examples of projects taking place throughout the circumpolar region. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 5: Social Change and Resource-dependent Communities in the North

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Module Five: Social Change and Resource-dependent Communities
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Discusses main and economic characteristics of single-industry towns and research conducted on changes in forestry and mining-based North American communities, fishing-dependent North Atlantic communities, and communities in Northern Russia. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 6: Media, Arts, and Literature

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Module Six: Media, Arts, and Literature
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Zinaida Ivanova-Unarova
Discusses the ways Indigenous peoples of northern Russia shape, express and retain their identities. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 6: Political Systems

Alternate Title
BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar North
Module Six: Political Systems
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Discusses the spectrum of governance models in the circumpolar North and uses cases studies from Russian Federation, Greenland and Canada to illustrate different regimes. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 6: The Changing Economies of Indigenous Communities

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Module Six: The Changing Economies of Indigenous Communities
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lee Huskey
Overview of three sectors: traditional, market and transfer economies and the role of each in sustainable development. Includes two transfer case studies: North Slope Borough in Alaska and Chukotka region in Russia from 1950s through to 1990s. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 7: Consolidation

Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Seven: Consolidation
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Looks at ways in which governments and social agencies disrupted traditional settlement patterns of northern peoples and effects of industrialization using examples from Canada, Russia, Norway, and Alaska. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 7: Modern State–Building and Indigenous Peoples

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Module Seven: Modern State–Building and Indigenous Peoples
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I]
[Section Three: Secondary Societies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Overview of emergence and characteristics of the Russian, Canadian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish states and how the different regimes impacted the peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 7: The Education, Recreation, and Family of the Small-Numbered Peoples of Russia

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Module Seven: The Education, Recreation, and Family of the Small-Numbered Peoples of Russia
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sardana Boyakova
Liya Vinokurova
Discusses impact of communist policies and changes communities have made in an attempt to revitalize their cultures, languages and traditional social structures. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 8: Reindeer Herding and Traditional Resource Use

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Module Eight: Reindeer Herding and Traditional Resource Use
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrei Golovnev
Discusses reindeer husbandry as a system of northern adaptation and traditional circumpolar resource use, its ecological and historical roots, and ethnic and geographic diversity. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 8: Self-Determination throughout History

Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Eight: Self-Determination throughout History
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 9: Secondary Societies: Centralization, Collectivization, and Relocation

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Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Nine: Secondary Societies: Centralization, Collectivization, and Relocation
[Section Three: Secondary Societies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvon Csonka
L. I. Vinokourova
History of Indigenous settlement patterns in the Arctic and the government interventions that have disrupted them. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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[Module 9]: The Well-being of Northern Peoples and Communities

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Module Nine: The Well-being of Northern Peoples and Communities
University of the Arctic – BCS 100
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World]
[Section Two: Contemporary Issues]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Larissa Riabova
Discusses the concept and assessment of well-being, compares major trends in health status, income, unemployment, etc. internationally and nationally, and looks at problems in social services delivery. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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mtDNA Diversity in Chukchi and Siberian Eskimos: Implications for the Genetic History of the Ancient Beringia and the Peopling of the New World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yelena B. Starikovskaya
Rem I. Sukernik
Theodore G. Schurr
Andreas M. Kogelnik
Douglas C. Wallace
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 63, no. 5, November 1998, pp. 1473-1491
Concludes that about 34,000 years before present (YBP) ancient Beringia had Haplogroups A, C, and D and that a second migration brought haplogroup B, probably from Siberia.
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Native 'Land Claims', Russian Style

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gail Fondahl
Olga Lazebnik
Greg Poelzer
Vasily Robbek
Canadian Geographer, vol. 45, no. 4, Winter, 2001, pp. 545-561
Surveys the legislative basis used to create Indigenous 'communes' and specifying territories.
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[Naukan Yupik Eskimo Dictionary]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 355-356
Book review of: Naukan Yupik Eskimo Dictionary, compiled by Elizaveta A. Dobrieva, Evgeniy V. Golovko, Steven A. Jacobson and Michael E. Krauss; edited by Steven A. Jacobson.
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New Perspectives in Nursing Education: The Role of Nurses in Health Promotion for Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic Region: The Case of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N. H. Dyachkovsky
A. G. Karpova
N. A. Protasova
B. A. Chemezova
I. L. Savvina
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 135-138
Discusses the role of international co-operation among higher education institutions in projects directed to promoting the health of Arctic populations.
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No Past, No Name, No Place? Urban Sámi Invisibility and Visibility in the Past and Present

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No Past, No Name, No Place? Urban Sami Invisibility and Visibility in the Past and Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 96-113
Discussion of Sami urbanization, urbanity, and their absence in the local culture in Scandinavia. Focuses on resistance to including Sami place names on signage and lack of public monuments which acknowledge their existence and contributions to society.
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Nomadic Circle of Life

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaarina Kailo
Elina Helander
ReVision, vol. 28, no. 1, 1998, pp. [14-?]
Sociolinguist explains Sámi traditional knowledge systems, spirituality and culture.
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Nomadic Nenets Women’s Sewing Skills: The Ethno-Pedagogical Process of Transferring Traditional Skills and Knowledge by Nenets Women through the Generations as Part of Their Nomadic Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 97-116
Article discusses the garments and goods created by Nenets women for their kin and communities and explores how the knowledge and skills used to create theses goods is passed from one generation to the next.
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The Nordic Threat: Soviet Ethnic Cleansing on the Kola Peninsula

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Södertörn Academic Studies ; 60
The Sea of Identities: A Century of Baltic and East European Experiences with Nationality, Class, and Gender
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Andrej Kotljarchuk
Chapter 3 from The Sea of Identities: A Century of Baltic and East European Experiences with Nationality, Class, and Gender edited by Norbert Götz. Looks at state run violence against the Nordic minorities and long term results.
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The North and the Depiction of the Finnar in the Icelandic Sagas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy DeAngelo
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 82, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 257-286
Discusses the stereotypical portrayal of the Finnar (the Sami and the Finns) in various stories. The most negative depiction being Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.
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North to North: The New Discourse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aron Senkpiel
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 11-18
Comments on the changes in the world during the twelve years this journal has been published.
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Northern Environmental Assessment: A Gap Analysis and Research Agenda

Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.5
Resources and Sustainable Development n the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bram Nobel
Kevin Hanna
Jill Gunn
Looks at the effectiveness of environmental assessments in the north and addresses research gaps.
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Notes on Russian Indianists

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Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
O. Y. Danchevskaya
Examines the present day interest in Native American life and culture.
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Obesity and Obesity-Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Indigenous Nenets Women from the Rural Nenets Autonomous Area and Russian Women from Arkhangelsk City

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalia Petrenya
Magritt Brustad
Liliya Dobrodeeva
Fatima Bichkaeva
Gulnara Lutfalieva .... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 23859
Study finds no difference in prevalence of obesity between Indigenous Nenets and urban Russian females.
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Object Lessons: Wooden Spirits, Wax Voices, and Collecting the Folk

Alternate Title
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas Ross Miller
Looks at examples of cultural property collected by anthropologists from the North Pacific in the late19th century. Chapter in book: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.
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Occupational Accidents in Russia and the Russian Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Igor P. Karnachev
Jon Øvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Special Issue: Arctic Health in Russia, 2013, p. article no. 20458
Looks at increases in accident rates due to unfavourable and hazardous conditions.
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Occupational Diseases in Murmansk Oblast: 1980-2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Liudmila V. Talykova
Jon Øyvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Special Issue: Arctic Health in Russia, 2013, p. article no. 20468
Findings revealed that the rate of occupational diseases rose until the 2000s when it was 100-150 times greater than the Russian rate as a whole.
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Occupational Health and Health Care in Russia and Russian Arctic: 1980-2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudareve
Jon Ǿyvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Special Issue: Arctic Health in Russia, 2013, p. article no. 20456
Article chronicles the chronic disregard for occupational health and safety standards in post-Soviet Russian worksites of the 1990s.
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Oil Companies, Reindeer-Herding Communities, and Local Authorities: Rights to Land From the Perspective of Various Stakeholders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Svetlana Tulaeva
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, The Dynamic Relationship Between Human Rights Law and Indigenous Peoples, 2014, pp. 1-15
Promotes three measures to resolve existing problems including increasing the transparency of decision-making regarding land allocation.
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On the Biological Affinities of People of the "Lappish Parishes". A Craniometric Analysis of the 17th-Early 19th Century Population of Alozero, Karelia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
V. I. Khartanovich
I. G. Shirobokow
Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia , vol. 40, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 141-152
Uses cranial traits to examine immigration from central Finland, predecessors of Karelians, and possible links to modern Sami.
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On the Creation of the Multimedia Project "the Memory of a Settlement", Dedicated to the Genealogy, Oral History, and Photographic Archives of Vupik Families from the Settlement of Novoe Chaplino, Chukotka

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On the Creation of the Multimedia Project "the Memory of a Settlement", Dedicated to the Genealogy, Oral History, and Photographic Archives of Vupik Families from the Settlement of Novoe Chaplino, Chukotka (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dmitriy Oparin
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 519-529

Highlights of a the digitization project to preserve the genealogical history of the Novoe Chaplino settlement. 

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On the Variability of Traditional Singing and Incantation Practice of the Chukchi

Alternate Title
On the Variability of Traditional Singing and Incantation Practice of the Chukchi (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Weinstein-Tagrina
Etudes Inuit Stuides, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, pp. 507-518

Looks at the traditional Chukchi personal songs and its use in ceremonies and rituals.

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One Health: A Strategy for Resilience in a Changing Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce A. Ruscio
Michael Brubaker
Joshua Glasser
Will Hueston
Thomas W. Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27913
Comments on the impact of climate change on the health of Arctic inhabitants and looks at ways of assessing the interface between human-animal-environment.
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Outlaws and Citizens: Indigenous People and the ‘New Media Nation’

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
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