Occurrence of Pancreatic, Biliary Tract, and Gallbladder Cancers in Alaska Native People, 1973-2007

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven R. Alberts
Janet J. Kelly
Ramkumar Ashokkumar
Anne P. Lanier
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17521
Description
Concludes that there are elevated rates of pancreaticobiliary cancers in Alaska Natives. Possible risk factors that are modifiable are tobacco use and obesity.
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Of Ice and Men

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cameron M. Smith
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Summer, 2008
Description
Discusses the opposition, by the Arctic indigenous peoples, towards the United States government's decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species.
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Oil On Ice

Alternate Title
Review: Oil On Ice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dana Rae Chitwood
Andrew Mendosa
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Water Rights and Indigenous Peoples, Winter, 2005
Description
Film review of Oil on Ice produced and directed by Dale Djerassi and Bo Boudart.
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Oil Spill Recovery in the Media: Missing an Alaska Native Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Widener
Valerie J. Gunter
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 9, 2007, pp. 767-783
Description
Looks at "the collective interpretations of disaster recovery following the Exxon Valdez oil spill as developed in the alternative Alaska Native newspaper, the Tundra Times."
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Old Eskimo Man

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
An Inuk elder dressed in traditional winter clothing; Cape Barrow, Alaska.
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"The Old Village": Yup'ik Precontact Archaeology and Community-Based Research at the Nunalleq Site, Quinhagak, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 25-52
Description

Examines the use of community-based archaeology in response to the destruction of archaeological heritage sites due to climate change.

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On The Politics of Indigeneity: North American and Pacific Histories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Doug Kiel
Journal of Social History, vol. 44, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 239-245
Description
Book reviews of: Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles. Authentic Indians: Episodes of Encounter from the Late-Nineteenth-Century North-west Coast by Paige Raibmon. Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui.
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One Health in the Circumpolar North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Hueffer
Mary Ehrlander
Kathy Etz & Arleigh Reynolds
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines historical, environmental and cultural factors that relate to health disparities in Northern Canada and Alaska; discusses the One Health framework as a model with the potential to engage the world-view of Indigenous peoples and improve resilience in communities facing effects of climate change.
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One Writer, Becoming

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
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Oral Health Beliefs and Oral Hygiene Behaviours among Parents of Urban Alaska Native Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Jamuir M. Robinson
Robert Greenlee
Amany Refaat
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 100 parents of AI/AN children 71 months or younger attending outpatient paediatric primary care appointments found that the odds of regular child toothbrushing were 49.10 times higher when the parent brushed their own teeth regularly.
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Out of Harm’s Way: Relocating Northwest Alaska Eskimos, 1907–1917

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Ducker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 43-71
Description
Looks at the reasons for displacement in Alaska and why the Bureau of Education's efforts included an emphasis on preparing the local inhabitants for a more urban society, one in which some degree of assimilation and integration would be inevitable.
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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
Description
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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An Outline Sketch of the Maritime Fur Trade

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. W. Howay
Canadian Historical Association. Report of the Annual Meeting, vol. 11, no. 1, 1932, pp. 5-14
Description
History of trade, its rise and fall, including effects of international fur trade from the Russian and Chinese markets.
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Overview of the Social Transition in the North Project 1995-1998

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Mason
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 1, 2004, pp. 5-12
Description
Describes how the Social Transition in the North (STN) study assessed the epidemiological, demographic and domestic changes in northern communities.
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The Pacific Eskimo

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaj Birket-Smith
Description
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands. Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
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Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic: Exploring Local Knowledge and Emerging Fisheries in Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Carothers
Todd L. Sformo
Shelley Cotton
John C. George
Peter A.H. Westley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Description
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
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Painted Memory, Painted Totems

Alternate Title
Painted Wood: History and Conservation. Part Five: Ethical Considerations
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Andrew Todd
Description
Discusses issues surrounding conservation, preservation, and restoration of totem poles from the Pacific Northwest. Chapter from: Painted Wood: History and Conservation edited by Valerie Dorge and F. Carey Howlett.
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Paitarkiutenka: My Legacy to You (Book Review)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meagan Gough
Oral History Review, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter/Spring, 2010, pp. 102-104
Description
Book Review of Paitarkiutenka: My Legacy to You by Frank "Miisaq" Andrew Sr.
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Paleoindians in Beringia: Evidence from Arctic Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. C. Roosevelt
M. Lima da Costa
C. Lopes Machado
M. Michab
N. Mercier
H. Valladas
J. Feathers
W. Barnett
M. Imazio da Silveira
A. Henderson
J. Silva
B. Chernoff
D. S. Reese
J. A. Holman
N. Toth
K. Schick
Science, vol. 263, no. 5147, New Series, February 4, 1994, pp. 660-662
Description
Excavations at the Mesa site indicate occupation between 9,730 and 11,660 years ago before climate changes encouraged southward migration.
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Parental Roles in Rural Alaska Education: A Model for the Circumpolar North?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Erickson
Gerald A. McBeath
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 11-40
Description
Looks at environment of school-community interactions, involvement in children's schooling, and patterns of control related to student success. Interviews were conducted with parents, teachers, administrators and influential community members in over 20 sites between 1982 and 1993.
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Parenting Support Programs in Nunavut: A Review

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Myste Anderson
Description
Looks at development of past and current programs, initiatives in other jurisdictions, content of programs, parent needs, and effective program elements, and provides key recommendations.
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Pathway to Hope: An Indigenous Approach to Healing Child Sexual Abuse

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Payne
Kimber Olson
Jared W. Parrish
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21067
Description
Article describes the Pathway to Hope (PTH) program, an indigenous approach which encourages multigenerational healing.
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Patient and Provider Perspectives on Using Telemedicine for Chronic Disease Management among Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native People

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Hiratsuka
Rebecca Delafield
Helene Starks
Adrian Jacques Ambrose
Marjorie Mala Mau
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21401
Description
Concluded that telemedicine has potential to supplement and improve patient-provider relationships and improve outcomes.
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Patterns of Protective Factors in an Intervention For the Prevention of Suicide and Alcohol Abuse with Yup'ik Alaska Native Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henry
James Allen
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok
Stacy Rasmus
Bill Charles ... [et al.]
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 476-482
Description
Aim of study to develop a means to quantify exposure to interventions in community based participatory research that differs between communities.
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Patterns of Sexual Behavior: The Athabascans of Interior Alaska

Alternate Title
Patterns of Sexual Behaviour: The Athapaskans of Interior Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur E. Hippler
Ethos, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 47-68
Description
Explores the relationship between personality, sociocultural phenomena, and sexual behaviour.
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Paula Gunn Allen's Grandmothers: Toward a Responsive Feminist-Tribal Reading of Two Old Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genie Babb
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 299-320
Description
Author examines both the text and its reception to offer a critical analysis of factors that affect the interaction between dominant and marginalized cultures including acts of appropriation on the part of reviewers, and the devaluing of oral literatures.
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People of the River: The Subsistence Economy of the Han, Athabaskan People of the Upper Yukon River

Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
William E. Simeone
Description
Looks at the changes to the Han economy over the last 150 years from one based solely on hunting, gathering and trapping to a mixed economy. Chapter 25 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson. Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 313 or select chapter 25 on side bar.
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