An examination of the impact of the commercial use of muskox underwool upon Native Alaskan villagers
The Musk Ox Producers' Co-operative was begun in 1969 under the «Musk Ox Project», a project aimed at domesticating muskoxen and harvesting their underwool («qiviut»), which would then be handknit into garments by Native Alaskan villagers. The aim of the co-op was to provide the cash income for...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1132 2023-05-15T14:52:14+02:00 An examination of the impact of the commercial use of muskox underwool upon Native Alaskan villagers Bruce, M. Robertson, S. 1994-12-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1132 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.14.1.1132 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1132/1075 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1132 doi:10.7557/2.14.1.1132 Copyright (c) 2015 M. Bruce, S. Robertson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Årg 14 Nr 1 (1994); 39-44 Rangifer; Vol 14 No 1 (1994); 39-44 1890-6729 qiviut muskox co-operative Alaska Eskimos info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1994 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.14.1.1132 2021-08-16T14:50:25Z The Musk Ox Producers' Co-operative was begun in 1969 under the «Musk Ox Project», a project aimed at domesticating muskoxen and harvesting their underwool («qiviut»), which would then be handknit into garments by Native Alaskan villagers. The aim of the co-op was to provide the cash income for the villagers without disturbing the villager lifestyle. It was reasoned that by using an Arctic animal to benefit an Arctic people, the villagers could gain income without losing their Native heritage and lifestyle. By examining the past and present status of the Co-operative we can evaluate the impact that it has had on the villagers compared to these original objectives. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic eskimo* musk ox muskox Rangifer Alaska University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Arctic Rangifer 14 1 39 |
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The Musk Ox Producers' Co-operative was begun in 1969 under the «Musk Ox Project», a project aimed at domesticating muskoxen and harvesting their underwool («qiviut»), which would then be handknit into garments by Native Alaskan villagers. The aim of the co-op was to provide the cash income for the villagers without disturbing the villager lifestyle. It was reasoned that by using an Arctic animal to benefit an Arctic people, the villagers could gain income without losing their Native heritage and lifestyle. By examining the past and present status of the Co-operative we can evaluate the impact that it has had on the villagers compared to these original objectives. |
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examination of the impact of the commercial use of muskox underwool upon native alaskan villagers |
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