Alaska

Looks at Russian America.

Discusses survey findings from Alaska on harmful effects of drinking and knowledge of fetal alcohol syndrome.

State law and policy change provides for community to self-determine own regulation of alcohol by local vote.

Examines the development of Finland's and Alaska's drinking cultures and their policy responses to alcohol-related problems.

Analyzes by cultural insiders suggests integrating family treatment approaches that employ Inuit customs and values.

Statistics indicated deaths were higher in villages with no local alcohol restrictions.

Book review of: Aleut and Eskimo Art by Dorothy Jean Ray.

Describes how this sporting event provides opportunities for cultural innovation and experimentation.

Focus on the work of the Alaskan scholar who conducted research in two communities between 1969 and 1976.

Book review of: Aleut Identities by Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner.

Book review of: Aleut Identities by Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner.

Social Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cambridge, 2004.

Describes a system of coded hand signals used when weather conditions don't allow the voice to be heard.

Human Services Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2007.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.31 (p.219-238).

Comments on the depiction of daily life through dolls. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.

Looks at the town of Richardson and reviews notes by trapper/miner Fred Campbell that were recovered from his cabin.

Compares concentration of place names on King Island to those reported for other communities and poses factors that may have contributed to this difference.

Letter from Rev. A.E. Green, 1 November 1887, relating to the exodus of Aboriginals from Metlakhatla [Metlakatla], BC, to Alaska, because of the Canadian Government's refusal to provide larger reserves and a treaty for payment for land surrendered. Letter in The Missionary Outlook newsletter.

Translation of three articles by the 19th century cultural data collector.

Argues that the Exxon Valdex oil spill would become the scapegoat for the many changes in the Alutiiq environment that have occurred in the twentieth century, including glacier ice melt, earthquakes, tidal waves, avalanches, volcanic eruptions and massive storms.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2006.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993.

Analysis of a waste dump at the Russian-American Company fur-hunting outpost showed bulk of diet focused on traditional local food.

Author compares Amakomanak microblade assemblage to that of others from sites in Alaska; argues that the raw materials available in a given area are responsible for the different microblade designs described.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2011.

Looks at harm reduction methods and educational programming for adolescent victims of the sex trade.

Chapter 13 from: Child and Family Advocacy edited by Anne McDonald Culp. Looks at the Native Head Start Research Center.

Chapter in book: Mental Health Care Issues in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol.1) edited by Michael Shally-Jensen. Presents historical overview and key mental health issues.

Presents review of mental health disparities: identifies and defines American Indian/Alaskan Natives, summarizes mental health disparities, looks at available psychosocial interventions and alternatives to fixing mental health problems.

Brief history and development of American Indian music from the traditional to the contemporary.

Database with over 2300 original photographs complemented by essays and maps, 1500 pages from the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs (USA), and six Treaties.

Excerpt from The Century Magazinedescribing encounters with Tlingit in Alaska in 1877.

Describes the relationship the residents of a small, isolated community have to the city of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Analysis of faunal remains provides information about the ethnic identity of northern fur seal harvesters and shows the importance of pups as a subsistence resource.

Discusses factors which hinder achieving graduation rate parity.

DNA study that supports the theory that the founding Eskimo/Aleut peoples originated in Alaska.

Argues that laws that had the potential to improve the well-being of people in Alaska were never fully realized due to the legislation's design and implementation.

Introduction to the themed issue ties together perspectives and considerations of the contributors.

Describes the evolution of the Inupiat's challenges to overcome the harsh environment of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska

Current as of 2010. Related document: Literature Review: The Literature on Bilingual Education

Current as of 2010.

Annotated bibliography.

Author traces the history and development of “North American Indian Place Names Studies” as a discipline in the field of anthropology; analyzes a successful model of cooperative research on Tlingit place names.