Yuuyaraq today, Yuuyaraq tomorrow: modeling erosion threats to Yup’ik traditional land use areas ...

• Main Authors: Gleason, Sean, Lim, Jonathan, Marsden, Daniel, Pleasant, Joe, Jones, Warren, Church, Willard
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Sociology; FOS Sociology; Science Policy; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Yupik
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21801052; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Yuuyaraq_today_Yuuyaraq_tomorrow_modeling_erosion_threats_to_Yup_ik_traditional_land_use_areas/21801052

The following article illustrates the impact of contemporary coastline change on Yup’ik subsistence practices known collectively as Yuuyaraq. We draw from an extensive archive (n = 490) of historic maps, aerial photographs, and surveying reports collected and digitized over the course of on-site visits to Quinhagak, AK from 2018-2021. In addition, our research team conducted numerous recorded (n = 7) and unrecorded (n = 42) interviews with community members about recent environmental changes near Quinhagak to study the impact of coastal erosion. Our aim is to demonstrate how archival maps can provide high quality, mobile-friendly visualizations so that Yupik researchers and community members can study the impact of climate change in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta. ...