Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Dinero, Steven C.

Publication

• New York : Berghahn, 2016.
• ©2016

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Description

xviii, 201 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Gwich'in Indians > Arctic Village > Social conditions
• Gwich'in Indians > Ethnic identity
• Arctic Village (Alaska) > Economic conditions
• Arctic Village (Alaska) > Environmental conditions

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9781785331619
• 1785331612
• 9781785331626 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2015047950

OCLC

• 941577212
• SCSB-12250428

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library