Kuuvan̳miut Subsistence

Kuuvan̳miut Subsistence

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 352

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Created by the National Park Service, this book that explores traditional Eskimo life in the late 20th century. It celebrates the people of the Kobuk River area in northern Alaska as observed in 1974 and 1975. Learn more about their experiences in fishing, trapping, hunting, and the harvest, and how they were able to successfully live off the land.


Complex Ethnic Households in America

Complex Ethnic Households in America

Author: Laurel Kathleen Schwede

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780742546370

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This lively interdisciplinary book on 'complex households' in six U.S. ethnic groups uniquely combines rich ethnographic description conveying the 'sights and smells' of fieldwork with theory-linked overviews and Census 2000 data. It explores interactions of household structure, ethnicity and gender, also illuminating factors affecting formation and dissolution of complex households, which are increasingly important as family and ethnic diversity - and immigration - grow. It's valuable for student and professional sociologists, anthropologists, demographers, research methodologists, policymakers and interested public.


Life at Swift Water Place

Life at Swift Water Place

Author: Doug D. Anderson

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2019-04-15

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1602233691

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This is a multidisciplinary study of the early contact period of Alaskan Native history that follows a major hunting and fishing Inupiaq group at a time of momentous change in their lifeways. The Amilgaqtau yaagmiut were the most powerful group in the Kobuk River area. But their status was forever transformed thanks to two major factors. They faced a food shortage prompted by the decline in caribou, one of their major foods. This was also the time when European and Asian trade items were first introduced into their traditional society. The first trade items to arrive, a decade ahead of the Europeans themselves, were glass beads and pieces of metal that the Inupiat expertly incorporated into their traditional implements. This book integrates ethnohistoric, bio-anthropological, archaeological, and oral historical analyses.


Eggs in Cookery

Eggs in Cookery

Author: Richard Hosking

Publisher: Oxford Symposium

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1903018544

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With chapters including Ovophilia in Renaissance Cuising, and Cackleberries and Henrfuit: A French Perspective, this is a treasure trove of articles on the place of the humble egg in cookery.


Cured, Smoked, and Fermented

Cured, Smoked, and Fermented

Author: Helen Saberi

Publisher: Oxford Symposium

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1903018854

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Essays on cured, smoked, and fermented foods from the Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cooking, 2010.


Architecture of First Societies

Architecture of First Societies

Author: Mark M. Jarzombek

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 1107

ISBN-13: 1118421051

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ARCHITECTURE OF FIRST SOCIETIES THIS LANDMARK STUDY TRACES THE BEGINNINGS OF ARCHITECTURE BY LOOKING AT THE LATEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH From the dawn of human society, through early civilizations, to pre-Columbian American societies, Architecture of First Societies traces the different cultural formations that developed in various places throughout the world to form the built environment. It is the first book to explore the beginnings of architecture from a global perspective. Viewing ancient cultures through a lens of both time and geography, this history of early architecture brings its subjects to life with full-color photographs, maps, and drawings. The author cites the latest discoveries and analyses in archaeology and anthropology and discovers links to the past by examining how indigenous societies build today. “Encounters with Modernity” sections examine some of the political issues that village life and its architectural traditions face in the modern world. This fascinating and engaging tour of our architectural past: Fills a gap in architectural education concerning early mankind, the emergence of First Society people, and the rise of early agricultural societies Presents the story of early architecture, written by the coauthor of the acclaimed A Global History of Architecture Uses the most current research to develop a global picture of human interaction and migration Features color and black-and-white photos and drawings that show site conditions as well as huts, houses, and other buildings under construction in cultures that still exist today Highlights global relationships with color maps Analyzes topics ranging in scale from landscape and culture to building techniques Helps us come to terms with our own modern approaches to historical conditions and anthropological pasts Architecture of First Societies is ideal reading for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the strong relationships between geography, ecology, culture, and architecture.


Aleut Identities

Aleut Identities

Author: Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0773536825

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A contemporary portrait of an Indigenous commercial fishing society in the Arctic.


Dogs in the North

Dogs in the North

Author: Robert J. Losey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-06-13

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1315437716

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Dogs in the North offers an interdisciplinary in-depth consideration of the multiple roles that dogs have played in the North. Spanning the deep history of humans and dogs in the North, the volume examines a variety of contexts in North America and Eurasia. The case studies build on archaeological, ethnohistorical, ethnographic, and anthropological research to illuminate the diversity and similarities in canine–human relationships across this vast region. The book sheds additional light on how dogs figure in the story of domestication, and how they have participated in partnerships with people across time. With contributions from a wide selection of authors, Dogs in the North is aimed at students and scholars of anthropology, archaeology, and history, as well as all those with interests in human–animal studies and northern societies.


Our Perfect Wild

Our Perfect Wild

Author: Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1602232784

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Ray and Barbara Bane worked as teachers in Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska, in the early 1960s—but they didn’t simply teach the children of their Iñupiat Eskimo and Koyukon friends and neighbors: they fully embraced their lifestyle. Doing so, they realized how closely intertwined life in the region was with the land, and, specifically, how critical wilderness was to the ancient traditions and wisdom that undergirded the Native way of life. That slow realization came to a head during a 1,200-mile dogsled trip from Hughes to Barrow in 1974—a trip that led them to give up teaching in favor of working, through the National Park Service, to preserve Alaska’s wilderness. This book tells their story, a tale of dedication and tireless labor in the face of suspicion, resistance, and even violence. At a time when Alaska’s natural bounty remains under threat, Our Perfect Wild shows us an example of the commitment—and love—that will be required to preserve it.