Module 5: Changes Prior to Modern State Formation: Migration, Exploration, Trading and Taxation

Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Five: Changes Prior to Modern State Formation: Migration, Exploration, Trading and Taxation
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.]]
Description
Overview of the impact European explorers, traders and settlers had on traditional livelihoods of Indigenous peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 6: The Changing Economies of Indigenous Communities

Alternate Title
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
Description
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.]]
Description
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 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
Description
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 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
Description
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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Molecular Epidemiology of Serotype 19A Streptococcus Pneumoniae among Invasive Isolates from Alaska, 1986-2010

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Rudolph
M.G. Bruce
L. Bulkow
T. Zulz
A. Reasonover
M. Harker-Jones
D. Hurlburt
T.W. Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20854
Description
Findings emphasize need for continual monitoring of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) to determine the effects of vaccination.
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Moose Hunters of the Boreal Forest? A Re-examination of Subsistence Patterns in the Western Subarctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Yesner
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 97-108
Description
Looks at the effects of climate change on the moose and caribou populations, ethnoarchaeological study of moose hunting and butchering in Alaska and Yukon, and the importance of caribou to the Athapaskan lifestyle.
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More Like Ourselves: Indigenous Capitalism through Tourism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexis Celeste Bunten
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 285-311
Description
Looks at the development of Indigenous businesses to achieve ethical, culturally appropriate, and successful Indigenous participation in tourism and the global economy.
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Mortality Trends Among Alaska Native People: Successes and Challenges

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Holck
Gretchen Ehrsam Day
Ellen Provost
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21185
Description
Examines mortality rates from the 2004-2008 time period for Alaska Natives/American Indians (AN/AI) and compares them to the overall population. Findings showed a 33% higher mortality rate compared to the rest of the population.
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Mountain Islands From Sitka Shores

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard Shotridge
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 3, Fall, 2005, pp. 116-117
Description
Tlingit poetry from Alaska. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 116.
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Multiple Ways of Knowing: Life Stories, Oral History and Education

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Knecht
Theresa Arevgaq John
Description
Looks at a distance-learning program that gives students an opportunity to earn a college degree while living in their home villages. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Multistate Assessment of Public Health Surveillance Relevant to American Indians and Alaska Natives, 2007

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanne Bertolli
Ed Chao
Michael Landen
Eden Wells
John Mosely
Zeenat Mahal
Ralph T. Bryan
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 5, no. 1, Summer 2011, pp. 99-109
Description
Uses online survey of State Epidemiologists to assess relationship between state health departments, Tribes and agencies.
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Music of the Alaska-Klondike Gold Rush

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rachel Grantham
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 194-196
Description
Book review of: Music of the Alaska-Klondike Gold Rush by Jean A. Murray.
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Na-Déné and Positional Analysis of Categories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. H. Hymes
American Anthropologist, vol. 58, no. 4, New Series, August 1956, pp. 624-638
Description
History of anthropological linguistics of Na-Déné language and its relationship and diffusion to other languages.
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Naming the Beat Begins: Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Conley Stone McAnally
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 3, 2012, pp. 26-27
Description
Comments on naming traditions.
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National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association: Reducing Health Disparities Within American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Goforth Parker
Sandra L. Haldane
Bette Rusk Keltner
C. June Strickland
Lillian Tom-Orme
Nursing Outlook, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, January 2002, pp. 16-23
Description
Focuses on principles needed in designing a research agenda that would reduce disparities in health outcomes of the two groups.
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National Native American AIDS Prevention Center Needs Assessment: Focus Groups Series on Young Native Adults and Sexual Health

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Delight E. Satter
Andrea Zubiate
Melissa Gatchell
Description
Findings show that sexual education is felt to be inadequate and does not cover attitudes, beliefs, values or reproductive health. Concludes with a summary of recommendations that will be used in the development of curriculum planning.
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National Tribal Priorities For Indian Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Congress of American Indians
National Indian Education Association
Description
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
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Native American Dolls

Alternate Title
Smithsonian in Your Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Marie Simermeyer
Lynn-Steven Engelke
Smithsonian in Your Classroom, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description

Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.

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Native American Masks of the Northwest Coast and Alaska

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Description
Selection of web gallery photographs featuring Pacific Northwest masks belonging to the Kwakwaka'wakw, Makah, Nuu-chah-nulth and Yup'ik people.
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Native Participation in Land Management Planning in Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Gallagher
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 91-98
Description
Discusses barriers preventing Aboriginal participation in the planning process including large amounts of plans to look at, native world view, inappropriate use of public meetings, and communication styles.
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Native Settlements and Native Rights. A Comparison of the Alaska Native Settlement, the James Bay Indian/Inuit Settlement, and the Western Canadian Inuit Settlement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.S. Frideres
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 59-89
Description
Three 1970s agreements between Indigenous peoples and governments are compared: the Alaska Native Claims Settlement of 1971, the James Bay Settlement (1975) and the Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE) Agreement-in-Principle (1978).
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Native Studies and Ethical Guidelines for Research: Dilemmas and Solutions

Alternate Title
Commentary: Native Studies and Ethical Guidelines for Research: Dilemmas and Solutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 83-104
Description
Discusses how research can best be carried out to meet informational needs by focusing on problems of research ethics problems and how to deal with the issues.
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