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Informationen zum Autor Steven C. Dinero is the former Carter and Fran Pierce Term Chair for the Liberal Arts at Philadelphia University, Pennsylvania. His research addresses the social and economic concerns related to the settlement of formerly nomadic populations. Klappentext The Gwich'in Natives of Arctic Village, Alaska, have experienced intense social and economic changes for more than a century. In the late 20th century, new transportation and communication technologies introduced radically new value systems; while some of these changes may be seen as socially beneficial, others suggest a weakening of what was once a strong and vibrant Native community. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of the developments that have occurred in the community over the past several decades. Zusammenfassung Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium! this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of social and economic changes amongst the Gwich'in Natives of Alaska. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Acknowledgements A Note on Methodology Introduction SECTION I Chapter 1. How Did We Get Here? An Overview of the First Century Chapter 2. Episcopalianism Comes to Nets'aii Country Chapter 3. Cleanliness, Hygiene, and Civilization Discourse: The Educational System, Past and Present Chapter 4. The Village, Service Provision, and Economic Development SECTION II Chapter 5. The Evolving Role of Subsistence in Nets'aii Gwich'in Life Chapter 6. The Environment and a Changing Climate Chapter 7. The Youth Are the Future Chapter 8. We Don't Know Where We Are Anymore Postscript Bibliography Index
