Alutiiq Ethnicity
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia Hartley Partnow
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993.
Examines documents used to support three communities' assertion that they should be considered part of the Métis nation. They are: historic Georgian Bay Métis community; historic Mattawa Métis community; and historic Sault Ste Marie Métis community.
Examines the growing urbanization of the Canadian North that clashes with the traditional Inuit lifestyle and how culturally reflective approaches may help with the transition.
Looks at the lack of adequate health care for the Inuit elderly within their own communities and Canada's Inuit aging policies.