American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, 1995, pp. 125-133
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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.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, 1995, pp. 1-124
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When law suits arose claiming that there had been damage done to Native culture by the March 1989 oil spill, the Exxon Corporation responded that Aboriginal culture had already been "smashed" and that the small differences between Natives and non-Natives in the spill area were "ethnic" and not cultural in nature.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
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Looks at the Tlingit socio-political structure in southeast Alaska and it's complex transformation encompassing over two centuries of European contact.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 479-490
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Article examines the phenomenon in which toxins are concentrated in the fat of mammals and how this especially affects Inuit people because marine mammals make up such a large percentage of their diet.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, 2002, pp. 97-112
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Examines the strength of the interrelationship among way of life, belief systems and language and the wide ranging effect loss of Tlingit will have in southeast Alaska.
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.