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Iñupiat of the Sii : historical ethnography and Arctic challenges /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anderson, Wanni W. (Wanni Wibulswasdi), 1937- (Author), Anderson, Douglas D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Anderson, Wanni W. > (Wanni Wibulswasdi), > 1937-
Anderson, Douglas D.
Inupiat > Native Village of Selawik > Social life and customs.
Inupiat > Native Village of Selawik > History.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Native Village of Selawik.
Native Village of Selawik > Social life and customs.
Native Village of Selawik > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Riverine Village by the Sii
  • Part 1: Early times
  • Introduction
  • History before the village years
  • Founding of Selawik village
  • Trade fair with Indians
  • Fur trade and early trading posts in Selawik
  • Introduction of reindeer herding
  • Part 2: Through the ethnographic lens, Selawik from the 1970s
  • The long, cold winter
  • Long days and the summer rhythm
  • The Selawik wolves and the Maklak telegraph
  • From modernity to self-determination.