Endangered Peoples of the Arctic: Struggles to Survive and ThriveMilton Freeman In the Arctic regions, virtually all inhabitants are cultural minorities within their own countries, and although their native culture is constantly evolving naturally, outside pressures are endangering their most important traditions. Endangered Peoples of the Arctic focuses on 14 endangered cultures, from the Inuit tribes in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland to the Saami in Sweden. Students and interested readers will become informed about the contemporary impacts on their traditional way of life, such as loss of language, military intrusions, oil drilling, and wildlife protection, and how these groups are responding. The chapters are written by anthropologists based on their recent fieldwork, which guarantees unparalleled accuracy and exciting immediacy. |
Contents
The Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands Alaska | 1 |
The Chukchi and Siberian Yupiit of the Russian Far East | 17 |
The Cree of James Bay Quebec Canada | 39 |
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Endangered Peoples of the Arctic: Struggles to Survive and Thrive Milton Freeman No preview available - 2000 |