Sustaining Sanak Island, Alaska: A Cultural Land Trust
Sanak Island is the easternmost of the Aleutian Islands and was inhabited by the Aleut (Unangan) peoples for nearly 7000 years. The past few centuries of Sanak Island life for its Aleut residents can be summarized from ethnohistoric documents and extensive interviews with former residents as shiftin...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:44bd6cf8233b43f4b20ac61f961cde00 2023-05-15T13:14:18+02:00 Sustaining Sanak Island, Alaska: A Cultural Land Trust Herbert D. G. Maschner Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/su5104406 https://doaj.org/article/44bd6cf8233b43f4b20ac61f961cde00 EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/10/4406 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050 doi:10.3390/su5104406 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/44bd6cf8233b43f4b20ac61f961cde00 Sustainability, Vol 5, Iss 10, Pp 4406-4427 (2013) Aleut Sanak Island fisheries sustainability resilience historical ecology land trust Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/su5104406 2022-12-31T16:11:22Z Sanak Island is the easternmost of the Aleutian Islands and was inhabited by the Aleut (Unangan) peoples for nearly 7000 years. The past few centuries of Sanak Island life for its Aleut residents can be summarized from ethnohistoric documents and extensive interviews with former residents as shifting local-global economic patterns beginning with the sea otter fur trade, followed by cod and salmon fishing, fox farming, and cattle ranching through waves of Russian, American, and Scandinavian authority and/or influence. As the industries changed and the island absorbed new peoples with new goals, Aleut identity and practices also changed as part of these shifting economic and social environments. Sanak Island was abandoned in the 1970s and although uninhabited today, Sanak Island is managed as an important land trust for the island’s descendants that serves local peoples as a marine-scape rich in resources for Aleut subsistence harvesting and as a local heritage site where people draw on the diverse historical influences and legacies. Further, this move from an industrial heritage to contemporary local subsistence economies facilitated by a commercial fishing industry is a unique reversal of development in the region with broad implications for community sustainability among indigenous communities. We find that by being place-focused, rather than place-based, community sustainability can be maintained even in the context of relocation and the loss of traditional villages. This will likely become more common as indigenous peoples adapt to globalization and the forces of global change. Article in Journal/Newspaper aleut Unangan Alaska Aleutian Islands Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sustainability 5 10 4406 4427 |
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Sanak Island is the easternmost of the Aleutian Islands and was inhabited by the Aleut (Unangan) peoples for nearly 7000 years. The past few centuries of Sanak Island life for its Aleut residents can be summarized from ethnohistoric documents and extensive interviews with former residents as shifting local-global economic patterns beginning with the sea otter fur trade, followed by cod and salmon fishing, fox farming, and cattle ranching through waves of Russian, American, and Scandinavian authority and/or influence. As the industries changed and the island absorbed new peoples with new goals, Aleut identity and practices also changed as part of these shifting economic and social environments. Sanak Island was abandoned in the 1970s and although uninhabited today, Sanak Island is managed as an important land trust for the island’s descendants that serves local peoples as a marine-scape rich in resources for Aleut subsistence harvesting and as a local heritage site where people draw on the diverse historical influences and legacies. Further, this move from an industrial heritage to contemporary local subsistence economies facilitated by a commercial fishing industry is a unique reversal of development in the region with broad implications for community sustainability among indigenous communities. We find that by being place-focused, rather than place-based, community sustainability can be maintained even in the context of relocation and the loss of traditional villages. This will likely become more common as indigenous peoples adapt to globalization and the forces of global change. |
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