Living on thin ice : the Gwich'in natives of Alaska

Summary: Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of social and economic changes amongst the Gwich'in Natives of Alaska.

Record details

ISBN: 9781785331619
ISBN: 1785331612
ISBN: 9781785331626
Physical Description: print
xviii, 201 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Berghahn Books, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.