People of the Whales: Climate Change and Cultural Resilience among Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska
Research on the human dimensions of global climate change should consider the way at‐risk populations confront uncertainty through cultural practices. This is a vital point for indigenous peoples around the world, but particularly for those in the Arctic region where the effects of climate change ar...
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ftoberlincollege:oai:digitalcommons.oberlin.edu:faculty_schol-4774 2023-05-15T14:39:29+02:00 People of the Whales: Climate Change and Cultural Resilience among Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska Sakakibara, Chie 2017-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/faculty_schol/3775 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1931-0846.2016.12219.x English eng Digital Commons at Oberlin https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/faculty_schol/3775 https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1931-0846.2016.12219.x Faculty & Staff Scholarship Alaska Climate change Humanistic geography Inupiat Resilience Environmental Studies text 2017 ftoberlincollege https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1931-0846.2016.12219.x 2022-11-26T18:27:52Z Research on the human dimensions of global climate change should consider the way at‐risk populations confront uncertainty through cultural practices. This is a vital point for indigenous peoples around the world, but particularly for those in the Arctic region where the effects of climate change are most dramatic. The Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska are especially susceptible to climatic and associated environmental changes, because they rely on sea ice to hunt the bowhead whale. Employing a humanistic approach, this paper reveals Iñupiaq cultural resilience by exploring how collective uncertainty tied to the effects of climate change is manifested in Iñupiaq lives. These experiences show how the human dimensions of climate change, cultural resilience, and identity politics are integrated in the Arctic. By reinforcing their cultural relationship with the bowhead whale, these Iñupiat better cope with an unpredictable future. Text Arctic bowhead whale Climate change Inupiat Sea ice Alaska Digital Commons at Oberlin (Oberlin College) Arctic Geographical Review 107 1 159 184 |
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Research on the human dimensions of global climate change should consider the way at‐risk populations confront uncertainty through cultural practices. This is a vital point for indigenous peoples around the world, but particularly for those in the Arctic region where the effects of climate change are most dramatic. The Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska are especially susceptible to climatic and associated environmental changes, because they rely on sea ice to hunt the bowhead whale. Employing a humanistic approach, this paper reveals Iñupiaq cultural resilience by exploring how collective uncertainty tied to the effects of climate change is manifested in Iñupiaq lives. These experiences show how the human dimensions of climate change, cultural resilience, and identity politics are integrated in the Arctic. By reinforcing their cultural relationship with the bowhead whale, these Iñupiat better cope with an unpredictable future. |
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