Coastal lakes and lagoons as dynamic sites of exchange among the Tlingit of Alaska
Among the maritime Tlingit of the Northwest Coast of North America, little lakes or lagoons are defined by several terms, the most common of which is áak'w. The Tlingit term is applied to both freshwater lakes and salt water lagoons, and is relational (lagoons are small as compared to large fre...
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ftuloxford:oai:ora.ox.ac.uk:uuid:e3e51d92-700d-4c55-abcf-d818c47f95d3 2023-05-15T18:33:16+02:00 Coastal lakes and lagoons as dynamic sites of exchange among the Tlingit of Alaska Thornton, T 2017-06-07 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40152-017-0059-3 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e3e51d92-700d-4c55-abcf-d818c47f95d3 unknown SpringerOpen doi:10.1186/s40152-017-0059-3 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e3e51d92-700d-4c55-abcf-d818c47f95d3 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40152-017-0059-3 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC Attribution (CC BY) CC-BY Journal article 2017 ftuloxford https://doi.org/10.1186/s40152-017-0059-3 2022-06-28T20:26:25Z Among the maritime Tlingit of the Northwest Coast of North America, little lakes or lagoons are defined by several terms, the most common of which is áak'w. The Tlingit term is applied to both freshwater lakes and salt water lagoons, and is relational (lagoons are small as compared to large freshwater lakes or saltwater bays) and processual (involving seasonal changes, permeability and even long-term transformation vis-à-vis contiguous features, such as rivers, bays, and wetlands) in its portrayal of these dynamic coastal features. Lagoons are also conceptualized, and in some cases even engineered, as rich and liminal ecological edges and sites of exchange. Birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, insects, along with humans, exploit them intensively at particular stages of the seasonal round or life cycle, while at other times they are perceived as relatively dormant, even forbidding, landscapes. This paper examines the complex Tlingit perceptions of and interactions with lagoons and their implications for contemporary coastal management. Article in Journal/Newspaper tlingit Alaska ORA - Oxford University Research Archive Maritime Studies 16 1 |
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Among the maritime Tlingit of the Northwest Coast of North America, little lakes or lagoons are defined by several terms, the most common of which is áak'w. The Tlingit term is applied to both freshwater lakes and salt water lagoons, and is relational (lagoons are small as compared to large freshwater lakes or saltwater bays) and processual (involving seasonal changes, permeability and even long-term transformation vis-à-vis contiguous features, such as rivers, bays, and wetlands) in its portrayal of these dynamic coastal features. Lagoons are also conceptualized, and in some cases even engineered, as rich and liminal ecological edges and sites of exchange. Birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, insects, along with humans, exploit them intensively at particular stages of the seasonal round or life cycle, while at other times they are perceived as relatively dormant, even forbidding, landscapes. This paper examines the complex Tlingit perceptions of and interactions with lagoons and their implications for contemporary coastal management. |
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Coastal lakes and lagoons as dynamic sites of exchange among the Tlingit of Alaska |
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Coastal lakes and lagoons as dynamic sites of exchange among the Tlingit of Alaska |
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