Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 159-165
Description
Assessment of the success of a program delivered by satellite which involved physicians, teachers, nurses, engineers, government officials, rural and urban residents and school children.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 39-59
Description
Examines the connection between body and technology and wellness. Also seeks understanding of why local residents consider traditional activities a solution to social problems such as substance abuse.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 30-31
Description
Discussion on the goals of the Tumitchiat Leadership Summit in Barrow, Alaska, including maintaining the Inupiaq culture and encouraging youth to carry on with higher education.
Book reviews of:
Danish Greenland by Henrik Rink with a new introduction by Helge Larsen.
Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo by Henrik Rink with a new introduction by Helge Larsen.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 3, 2010, pp. 236-252
Description
Examines trends in diabetes, mostly by using population-based data, but also including discussions on risk factors, awareness, funding and case findings.
Arctic, vol. 30, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 225-233
Description
Provides economic value of hunting and fishing by doing cost breakdown associated with obtaining traditional foods, cost comparison of traditional foods to imported foods, and diet and lifestyle.
Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 166-172
Description
Satellite delivered TV programming for education aimed at children in remote areas of Alaska, Appalachia and Rocky Mountains states; focus of programs was basic oral language development and health.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 409-434
Description
Looks at six states with the largest percentage of American Indian populations and analyzes if a proportional representation of American Indians hold desirable positions in state and local governments.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
Description
Looks at the Tlingit socio-political structure in southeast Alaska and it's complex transformation encompassing over two centuries of European contact.