Indigenous Ways to the Present: Native Whaling in the Western Arctic
(Part of the Anthropology of Pacific North America Series)
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The traditional pursuit of whales by Eskimo hunters remains an area in which humans articulate directly with natural processes. This volume traces regional Native whaling practices from approximately 2,000 years to the present. Contributions center on three themes: variations in whaling, Yupik and Inupiat whaling traditions over time, and interactions with changing environmental conditions that include major climatic episodes as well as shorter fluctuations...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:189644525X
ISBN13:9781896445250
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:University of Alberta Press
Length:444 Pages
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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