Sakha and Alaas: Place Attachment and Cultural Identity in a Time of Climate Change
Summary In this article, I explore the relationship of Sakha, horse and cattle pastoralists of northeastern Siberia, and alaas, permafrost ecosystems that Sakha depend on for their subsistence. I show that this relationship is both physical and spiritual. In a time of climate change, alaas are chang...
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crwiley:10.1111/anhu.12353 2024-06-02T08:13:02+00:00 Sakha and Alaas: Place Attachment and Cultural Identity in a Time of Climate Change Crate, Susan Alexandra Royal Anthropological Institute 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anhu.12353 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/anhu.12353 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/anhu.12353 https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/anhu.12353 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Anthropology and Humanism volume 47, issue 1, page 20-38 ISSN 1559-9167 1548-1409 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/anhu.12353 2024-05-03T10:42:54Z Summary In this article, I explore the relationship of Sakha, horse and cattle pastoralists of northeastern Siberia, and alaas, permafrost ecosystems that Sakha depend on for their subsistence. I show that this relationship is both physical and spiritual. In a time of climate change, alaas are changing due to the thawing permafrost, making them unusable for Sakha people. I argue that we must consider and accommodate the reverberations of such change for a people who are gradually losing a recognizable landscape central to their cultural identity. These questions are highly relevant for anthropologists working with the diversity of cultures challenged by similar “dislocations” from their known places, relevant environments, and core sources of their cultural identities. Such investigations are essential to effective global change research, revealing how engaging all relevant knowledge systems counters the hegemony of scientific knowledge and moves toward more equitable and just adaptation responses and policy prescriptions. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Sakha Siberia Wiley Online Library Alaas ENVELOPE(133.917,133.917,60.133,60.133) Sakha Anthropology and Humanism 47 1 20 38 |
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Summary In this article, I explore the relationship of Sakha, horse and cattle pastoralists of northeastern Siberia, and alaas, permafrost ecosystems that Sakha depend on for their subsistence. I show that this relationship is both physical and spiritual. In a time of climate change, alaas are changing due to the thawing permafrost, making them unusable for Sakha people. I argue that we must consider and accommodate the reverberations of such change for a people who are gradually losing a recognizable landscape central to their cultural identity. These questions are highly relevant for anthropologists working with the diversity of cultures challenged by similar “dislocations” from their known places, relevant environments, and core sources of their cultural identities. Such investigations are essential to effective global change research, revealing how engaging all relevant knowledge systems counters the hegemony of scientific knowledge and moves toward more equitable and just adaptation responses and policy prescriptions. |
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