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Whalesong 2006-02-16, N/A N/A
Negotiating The Languages Of Landscape: Place Naming And Language Shift In An Inupiaq Community, Elizabeth K. Marino
Negotiating The Languages Of Landscape: Place Naming And Language Shift In An Inupiaq Community, Elizabeth K. Marino
Anthropology
This thesis examines the correlations between language shift, language death, and cultural change through the use of place names in White Mountain, Alaska. Traditionally Inupiaq place names have served as descriptive tools for navigating the landscape and as memory markers for oral histories, taboos, and places of harvest. Local Inupiaq place names have been inscribed in social memory for generations and, according to Inupiaq elders in White Mountain, none are without significance. As English replaces the Inupiaq language, these traditional place names fall out of use, as well as the local histories and other information associated with them. English place …
Whalesong 2005-12-01 (V.26 No.6), N/A N/A
Soundings 2005-11-11 (V.18 No.14), N/A N/A
Imagining Ityoppia: Ethiopian Diaspora And Rastafarianism, Esther Sellassie Antohin
Imagining Ityoppia: Ethiopian Diaspora And Rastafarianism, Esther Sellassie Antohin
Anthropology
On a very general level, this thesis explores why Ethiopians and Rastafarians - who share Ityoppi, as a general point of reference - have historically been at odds. More specifically, however, I am interested in whether the rather recent emergence of Ethiopian communities in the United States - which share experiences of diaspora and processes of "imagining from afar" with Rastafarians - has resulted in a change of Ethiopian Americans' attitude toward adherents to Rastafarianism. The main aim of this study is to give an accurate account of the Ethiopian perspective of Rastafari, which has not been articulated till the …
Shades Of Green: Perspectives On Nature In Nancy Lord's 'Green Alaska', Michael Eugene Stubbs
Shades Of Green: Perspectives On Nature In Nancy Lord's 'Green Alaska', Michael Eugene Stubbs
English
This thesis is a work of literary criticism, specifically eco-criticism, of the non-fiction book 'Green Alaska: Dreams from the Far Coast' by Alaskan writer Nancy Lord. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the literary techniques employed by Lord in her representation of nature in this book. Furthermore, the purpose of this thesis is to present Lord's book to the critical field in order to open a discussion of her work among other critics. It is argued that Lord uses the multiple meanings of the word 'green' and multiple perspectives concerning nature to complicate perspectives and perceptions of nature …
Community Identity And Sense Of Place In Fairbanks, Alaska, Eun Sook Sul
Community Identity And Sense Of Place In Fairbanks, Alaska, Eun Sook Sul
Communication
Autobiographical narratives of shared experience are explored in a narrative qualitative approach regarding people who have come to Fairbanks, Alaska and decided to stay. Six co-researchers shared their lived experience regarding what influenced their staying in Alaska and resulting changes to their identity. This research is based on a Communication perspective, in particular, adopting Costructionism as epistemology for this study. Social Construction of Reality is the theoretical basis for a discussion of social construction of identity, social construction of community, and social construction of sense of place. This study focuses on the experience of changes in the co-researchers' identity through …
Alaska Native Leadership Succession Planning: A Study Of Leadership Planning For Alaska Native Organizations, Gail Pass
Rural Development
This study is based on qualitative interviews of four Alaska Native leaders, and one case study of an Alaska Native leadership program. Alaska Native organizations can expect to change quite dramatically over time if Alaska Native leadership succession is not strategically planned out. This study reveals the insights on leadership and the progression of leaders. Current Alaska Native leaders share their experiences of their leadership journeys and those they are familiar with. There is a case for the strategic planning and implementation of leadership succession and there is a case against formulating plans and letting the natural courses take over. …
Linking Local Knowledge And Fisheries Science: The Case With Humpback Whitefish (Coregonus Pidschian) In Interior Alaska, Melissa Anne Robinson
Linking Local Knowledge And Fisheries Science: The Case With Humpback Whitefish (Coregonus Pidschian) In Interior Alaska, Melissa Anne Robinson
Biological Sciences
Humpback whitefish (Coregonus pidschian) are the main subsistence fish for the residents of the Athabascan village of Northway. Local residents' concerns over whitefish and gaps in knowledge in the scientific community about whitefish basic ecology provided a basis for collaboration between fisheries scientists, social scientists, and Northway Village. Through semi-directed interviews and participant observation, I documented and linked local and scientific knowledge about whitefish. Trust, formed in part by my engagement with the community, was essential to meaningful collaboration between local and scientific experts. Through collaboration, insights emerged about the long-distance migrations of whitefish (up to 230 km), their small-scale …
University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2005, N/A N/A
University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2005, N/A N/A
Commencement
These official programs are distributed to attendees of the annual commencement ceremonies. The programs include the event schedule as well as the degrees and honors awarded, listing recipients of the degrees and honors. May 2005
Whalesong 2005-04-18, N/A N/A
Alaska Heat: Wildland Fire Research And Management Issues, Doreen Fitzgerald
Alaska Heat: Wildland Fire Research And Management Issues, Doreen Fitzgerald
Miscellaneous Publications
No abstract provided.
Site Structure And Organization In Central Alaska: Archaeological Investigations At Gerstle River, Ben Austin Potter
Site Structure And Organization In Central Alaska: Archaeological Investigations At Gerstle River, Ben Austin Potter
Anthropology
This dissertation presents a multi-dimensional analysis of site structure and organization at a multi-component deeply buried stratified site in the Tanana Basin in Interior Alaska, Gerstle River. The primary objective of this research is to investigate patterning among the lithics, fauna, features, stratigraphy, and radiometric dating, within and among components and intra-component hierarchical spatial aggregates. These analyses are situated within and are explored in terms of technological and spatial organization. Given the longevity of microblade technology (12000 BP to ~1000 BP) and its presence in very different climatic and biotic regimes, understanding how microblades were used within a technological system …
The Campaign To Establish A Last Great Wilderness: The Arctic National Wildlife Range, Roger W. Kaye
The Campaign To Establish A Last Great Wilderness: The Arctic National Wildlife Range, Roger W. Kaye
Political Science
In 1960, after nearly a decade of controversy and failed legislative attempts, the Arctic National Wildlife Range was established by an executive order "for the purpose of preserving unique wildlife, wilderness, and recreational values." This is the story of the transformation of this little-known expanse of mountains, forest, and tundra into a place internationally recognized as one of the finest examples of wilderness. This dissertation is a political history of the conflict, examining the roles of key proponents and opponents and the sequence of actions that finally brought the Secretary of Interior to issue the order. More important, it is …
Soundings 2005-04-15 (V.18 No.6), N/A N/A
Librarian And Faculty Collaborative Instruction: A Phenomenological Self-Study, Brown, Thomas Duke
Librarian And Faculty Collaborative Instruction: A Phenomenological Self-Study, Brown, Thomas Duke
Faculty and Staff
Several models of librarian and faculty collaboration are found in the professional librarian literature. The literature on collaborative self-study research in higher education settings indicates collaborative self-study research can improve interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to teaching and research and facilitate the transfer of knowledge. A research librarian and assistant professor of special education conducted a phenomenological self-study to examine their multiple roles as researchers, collaborators, and educators who collaborated to develop, implement, and evaluate distance-delivered instructional services for public school teachers who live and work in remote, rural, and Native communities throughout the state of Alaska. Several themes emerged from …
Blonde Indian: Manuscript, Author's Notes, And Correspondence, Ernestine Hayes
Blonde Indian: Manuscript, Author's Notes, And Correspondence, Ernestine Hayes
One Campus, One Book 2015-16: Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir
No abstract provided.
Whalesong 2005-04-04, N/A N/A
Soundings 2005-03-23 (V.18 No.5), N/A N/A
Whalesong 2004-10-29, N/A N/A
Soundings 2004-09-17 (V.17 No.13), N/A N/A
Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 21, No. 3 (Fall 2004), Moras N/A, Teresa W. Carns, Pamela Kelley, André B. Rosay
Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 21, No. 3 (Fall 2004), Moras N/A, Teresa W. Carns, Pamela Kelley, André B. Rosay
Vols 21-30 (2004-2014)
The Fall 2004 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum featured articles on judicial selection in Alaska and other state courts in the U.S.; civil cases in Alaska and other state courts in the U.S.; gender equality in justice professions; and volunteers in Alaska youth courts and other justice agencies.
Change Of Heart Among Aboriginal Canadians Toward The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Project, 1970-2003, Galina V. Kirsanova
Change Of Heart Among Aboriginal Canadians Toward The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Project, 1970-2003, Galina V. Kirsanova
Arctic and Northern Studies
The last three decades witnessed an astonishing change of heart among the Mackenzie Valley and Delta's aboriginal groups toward the reemerged Mackenzie Valley Pipeline project and associated industrial development. Vehement confrontation between indigenous residents of the northern Homelands and proponents of a new industrial Frontier has given way to mutually beneficial cooperation. This thesis examines the factors of this attitudinal change. First, the Berger Report and aboriginal testimonies are used to reveal the roots of the previous native opposition to the project, i.e., lack of control, inadequate capacities, and possible threats to subsistence. Next is the analysis of the current …
Touristic Encounters Of An Intercultural Kind: Communication Between Volunteers And International Visitors At A Visitors Information Center, Sherrill Lea Peterson
Touristic Encounters Of An Intercultural Kind: Communication Between Volunteers And International Visitors At A Visitors Information Center, Sherrill Lea Peterson
Communication
This qualitative research examined the lived experience of volunteers in providing information to international travelers at a Visitors Information Center. The research focused on intercultural communication during these touristic encounters. Interpersonal communication and meaning engagement practices between volunteer information providers and international visitors were examined from a narrative theoretical perspective. Narratives of six volunteer information providers were gathered using conversational interviews and analyzed using the method of thematic analysis. Six themes emerged from volunteers' narratives of their experience: independent/package tour travelers, visitors' expectations, information as product/process, foreign language skills, adaptability and accommodation, and public inebriation of homeless local residents. Contrary …
"We Dance Because We Are IñUpiaq", IñUpiaq Dance In Barrow: Performance And Identity, Hiroko Ikuta
"We Dance Because We Are IñUpiaq", IñUpiaq Dance In Barrow: Performance And Identity, Hiroko Ikuta
Anthropology
Dance, like other forms of expressive culture, is an important vehicle for creating, maintaining, and expressing identity. Founded in the early 1950s, the Barrow Dancers, with a membership of more than sixty, perform on important occasions in Alaska and outside the state for Native and non-Native audiences. For the Barrow Dancers, song, gesture, and drumming are means of creating and maintaining continuity in a community undergoing rapid social change. Collectively, the troop appears to dance with greater freedom and innovation for local audiences whereas their commoditized performances for outsiders are more formal and repetitive. The Barrow Dancers also perform at …
The Use Of Aspect In A Gwich'in Narrative, Qwynten Daelgar Richards
The Use Of Aspect In A Gwich'in Narrative, Qwynten Daelgar Richards
Anthropology
This work is an investigation of the role of viewpoint aspect in highlighting and fore grounding information in discourse, and in structuring narrative discourse within a Gwich'in narrative. The purpose is to contribute to a clearer understanding of how aspect functions cross-linguistically. The focus of the analysis is on the perfective/imperfective contrast which involves speaker choice. The findings are that there is an interesting correlation between shift in narrative episode and shift in viewpoint aspect, and additionally, that the use of the perfective does highlight and mark significant information in the narrative. The study also examines the narrative in terms …
University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2004, N/A N/A
University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2004, N/A N/A
Commencement
These official programs are distributed to attendees of the annual commencement ceremonies. The programs include the event schedule as well as the degrees and honors awarded, listing recipients of the degrees and honors. May 2004
Stories Find You: Narratives Of Place In A Central Yup'ik Community, Holly M. Cusack-Mcveigh
Stories Find You: Narratives Of Place In A Central Yup'ik Community, Holly M. Cusack-Mcveigh
Anthropology
Yup'ik narratives of place make powerful statements about the health or illness of the world. Such stories illustrate how the land itself is responsive to human thought and action. The land, in essence, is a being among beings, and a particularly powerful and sensitive one. The sentient world responds to joy as well as to sorrow. This is an essential aspect of place in southwestern Alaska. In Hooper Bay, stories confer both personal and political power, allowing people to instruct others about dangerous situations, and indirectly make statements about events that are otherwise unspoken for fear of "making bad things …
Agroborealis, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Winter 2004-2005), School Of Natural Resources And Agricultural Sciences
Agroborealis, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Winter 2004-2005), School Of Natural Resources And Agricultural Sciences
Agroborealis
Fire in Interior Alaska: Forest, fire, people, money: a balancing act for managers -- Watching the trees return -- Modeling fuels and fire to improve management: The summer of 2004 was a hot and smoky one for Alaska's Interior, focusing residents' attention on fire management issues. / Doreen Fitzgerald -- Wetlands and Wastewater Treatment in Alaska: Dave Maddux, a PhD graduate of SNRAS, has been bringing wholesome natural relief to communities in Alaska by building marshes for wastewater treatment. / Deirdre Helfferich -- Research Crops Do Double Duty: Experimental crops grown at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are examined …
A Summary Of Alaskool Web Site Survey Results: What's Useful And What Can Be Improved?, Suzanne Sharp, Katie Eberhart
A Summary Of Alaskool Web Site Survey Results: What's Useful And What Can Be Improved?, Suzanne Sharp, Katie Eberhart
ISER Reports
"This report summarizes the results of a survey the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and First Alaskans Institute (FAI) developed to determine how useful the Alaskool Web site- www.alaskool.org-is and how it might be improved. To understand the survey results, it's helpful to know the background of the Alaskool Web site. The Alaskool Web site is the product of the Alaska Native Curriculum and Teacher Development Project, designed in the late 1990s by Paul Ongtooguk and John Pingayak-two Native educators - and Bill McDiarmid, who at that time was the director of ISER. They saw that resources teachers …