Website makes accessible 570 objects, 2600 written documents, 500 black and white photographs and 8 sound recordings from the Shotridge collection featuring southeastern Alaskan Native history and culture.
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Gap Analysis Report (Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) ; no.3
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrey Petov
Description
Reviews frameworks, systems of indicators, and details of key studies with a focus on methodologies that are part of socio-economic impact assessment procedures.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-19
Description
Describes three examples housed in the University of Alaska Museum of the North, discusses when and how they were produced, and provides overview of regional use of armour.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 2, no. 3, Spring, 1989, pp. 29-34
Description
Suggests that if research projects aren't handled in a ethically sensitive way, Native Americans and Alaska Native communities may no longer allow research opportunities.
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Two: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Three: People of the Coast
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 traditional livelihoods of the Aleut and Iñupiat of Northern Alaska; the Yupiit and Chukchi of the Russian Far East; the Inuit of Nunavut; the Isertormeeq, Kalaallit and Kujataamiut of Greenland; and the coastal Sami people of the European Far North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Report has information about demographics, reservations and land maps, community issues, educational issues, schools types, Indian Education Legislation and Native organizations.
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.
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.
Healing Collective Trauma: Using Sociodrama and Drama Therapy
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas Riccio
Description
Discusses strategies and exercises used to promote individual and community healing.
Chapter seven from Healing Collective Trauma: Using Sociodrama and Drama Therapy edited by Eva Leveton.
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 450-456
Description
Survey results of four facilities, which implemented HIV screening on persons 13 to 65 years old, concluded that more information and training is needing on HIV screening guidelines, execution of strategies and state regulations.
Describes a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention program in lab mice that had a significant effect on increasing Alaska Native students comprehension of the negative impacts of drinking during pregnancy.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Craig Gerlach
Philip A. Loring
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21560
Description
Research suggests that an over reliance on market-based food sources is not wise and that local and regional food sources are best to achieve better overall outcomes.