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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813820903321

Autore

Dinero Steven C.

Titolo

Living on thin ice : the Gwich'in natives of Alaska / / Steven C. Dinero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-78533-162-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

305.897/20798

Soggetti

Gwich'in Indians - Social conditions - Alaska - Arctic Village

Gwich'in Indians - Ethnic identity

Arctic Village (Alaska) Economic conditions

Arctic Village (Alaska) Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

How Did We Get Here? : An Overview of the First Century -- Episcopalianism Comes to Nets'aii Country -- Cleanliness, Hygiene, and Civilization Discourse : The Educational    System, Past and Present -- The Village, Service Provision, and Economic Development -- The Evolving Role of Subsistence in Nets'aii Gwich'in Life -- The Environment and a Changing Climate -- The Youth Are the Future -- We Don't Know Where We Are Anymore.

Sommario/riassunto

The Gwich’in Natives of Arctic Village, Alaska, have experienced intense social and economic changes for more than a century. In the late 20th century, new transportation and communication technologies introduced radically new value systems; while some of these changes may be seen as socially beneficial, others suggest a weakening of what was once a strong and vibrant Native community. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of the developments that have occurred in the community over the past several decades.