Sakha and Alaas: Place Attachment and Cultural Identity in a Time of Climate Change

• Published in: Anthropology and Humanism
• Main Author: Crate, Susan Alexandra
• Other Authors: Royal Anthropological Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: permafrost; Sakha; Siberia
• Online Access: 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

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...