Wrangel Island as Actant in the Historical Geography of the Russian Arctic through a Mi’kmaw Lens
Wrangel Island is the largest island in the Russian Eastern Arctic and is now a protected place with international recognition. One of only five UNESCO world heritage sites in the Arctic, Wrangel Island is uniquely varied in its flora and fauna for an Arctic island. In this reflection piece, I use a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0bb752bbc5df43f9aef42f3f81f12189 2023-05-15T14:35:58+02:00 Wrangel Island as Actant in the Historical Geography of the Russian Arctic through a Mi’kmaw Lens Maura HANRAHAN 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2020.39.182 https://doaj.org/article/0bb752bbc5df43f9aef42f3f81f12189 EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University http://www.arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=346788 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.37482/issn2221-2698.2020.39.182 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/0bb752bbc5df43f9aef42f3f81f12189 Арктика и Север, Iss 39, Pp 156-163 (2020) Social Sciences H article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2020.39.182 2022-12-31T15:30:26Z Wrangel Island is the largest island in the Russian Eastern Arctic and is now a protected place with international recognition. One of only five UNESCO world heritage sites in the Arctic, Wrangel Island is uniquely varied in its flora and fauna for an Arctic island. In this reflection piece, I use an Indigenous Mi’Kmaw cosmological approach to envision the much-storied Wrangel Island as a being and an actant in its long history, especially regarding human beings and anthropocenic activity. My approach asserts that, like plants, rocks, mountains, water, and landscapes, Wrangel Island has a unique and remarkable identity, personality, and spirit. For centuries, Wrangel Island has rebuffed human presence and it has been little affected by human activity. Today only scientists visit; no human collectivity has ever gained more than a slippery grip on the island. The tragedy is that, despite the island’s inclinations, the warming of the Russian Arctic may change this. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mi’kmaw Wrangel Island Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Wrangel Island ENVELOPE(-179.385,-179.385,71.244,71.244) Arctic Island ENVELOPE(-74.766,-74.766,62.234,62.234) Arctic and North 39 182 191 |
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Wrangel Island is the largest island in the Russian Eastern Arctic and is now a protected place with international recognition. One of only five UNESCO world heritage sites in the Arctic, Wrangel Island is uniquely varied in its flora and fauna for an Arctic island. In this reflection piece, I use an Indigenous Mi’Kmaw cosmological approach to envision the much-storied Wrangel Island as a being and an actant in its long history, especially regarding human beings and anthropocenic activity. My approach asserts that, like plants, rocks, mountains, water, and landscapes, Wrangel Island has a unique and remarkable identity, personality, and spirit. For centuries, Wrangel Island has rebuffed human presence and it has been little affected by human activity. Today only scientists visit; no human collectivity has ever gained more than a slippery grip on the island. The tragedy is that, despite the island’s inclinations, the warming of the Russian Arctic may change this. |
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Wrangel Island as Actant in the Historical Geography of the Russian Arctic through a Mi’kmaw Lens |
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Wrangel Island as Actant in the Historical Geography of the Russian Arctic through a Mi’kmaw Lens |
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