Alaska Native Art
Alaska Native Art

Author: Susan W. Fair

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1889963798

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The rich artistic traditions of Alaska Natives are the subject of this landmark volume, which examines the work of the premier Alaska artists of the twentieth century. Ranging across the state from the islands of the Bering Sea to the interior forests, Alaska Native Art provides a living context for beadwork and ivory carving, basketry and skin sewing. Examples of work from Tlingit, Aleutian Islanders, Pacific Eskimo, Athabascan, Yupik, and Inupiaq artists make this volume the most comprehensive study of Alaskan art ever published. Alaska Native Art examines the concept of tradition in the modern world. Alaska Native Art is a volume to treasure, a tribute to the incredible vision of Alaska's artists and to the enduring traditions of all of Alaska's Native peoples.

The Kids from Nowhere
The Kids from Nowhere

Author: Mr. George Guthridge

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0882408585

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This heart-lifting story about "uneducable" children who lived on a wind-swept island in the Bering Sea, had no computers and few books, and spoke English as a second language. With the help of their dedicated and gifted teacher, they enter and win the student future problem solving competition for Alaska and compete nationally to win again.

The Sociality of Indigenous Dance in Alaska
The Sociality of Indigenous Dance in Alaska

Author: Hiroko Ikuta

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-04-11

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1000550001

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This book explores indigenous dances and social relationships surrounding the dance activities among Yupik on St. Lawrence Island and Iñupiat in Utqiaġvik, Northern Alaska. Yupik and Iñupiat proudly distinguish their indigenous styles of dance, locally called ‘Eskimo dance’, from Western styles of dance, such as ballroom, disco or ballet. Based on two years of intensive fieldwork and 18 years of experience living in Alaska, Ikuta sets out to understand how Yupik and Iñupiaq dances are at the centre of social relationships with the environment, among humans, between humans and animals, and between Native and the Euro-American societies. It also examines how the nature and structure of dance are connected to cultural politics, wrought by political, economic and historical events.

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender

Author: Carol R. Ember

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-12-31

Total Pages: 1059

ISBN-13: 030647770X

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The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality. The encyclopedia is divided into two volumes: Topics and Cultures. The combination of topical overviews and varying cultural portraits is what makes this encyclopedia a unique reference work for students, researchers and teachers interested in gender studies and cross-cultural variation in sex and gender. It deserves a place in the library of every university and every social science and health department. Contents:- Glossary. Cultural Conceptions of Gender. Gender Roles, Status, and Institutions. Sexuality and Male-Female Interaction. Sex and Gender in the World's Cultures. Culture Name Index. Subject Index.