Effects of Western Imposition and Climate Change upon the Koyukon Environmental Identity

Rural Alaska is thought of as pristine, beautiful, and vacant: a land that is home to wild animals and barren landscapes, dominated by powerful weather and unknowable events. However, this landscape is not vacant but rather inhabited by a distinct and diverse group of peoples. Rural Alaska is home t...

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Main Author: Sonja Meintsma
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.681.2696
http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article%3D1050%26context%3Dmacreview
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Summary:Rural Alaska is thought of as pristine, beautiful, and vacant: a land that is home to wild animals and barren landscapes, dominated by powerful weather and unknowable events. However, this landscape is not vacant but rather inhabited by a distinct and diverse group of peoples. Rural Alaska is home to several Indigenous Native peoples: Native American Indians and the Eskimo/Inuit. Indigenous