U središtu je razmatranja Englesko-eskimski i eskimsko-engleski rječnik English-Eskimo and Eskimo-English Vocabularies što ga je Središnji ured za tisak objavio 1890. godine u Washingtonu kako bi ...motivirao širi krug ljudi na učenje o Eskimima na Aljasci i tako im olakšao komunikaciju s njima, ali je prvotno sastavljen kao udžbenik za potrebe nastavnika u školama na Aljasci. Premda se navedeni izvor može analizirati s različitih stajališta, omogućujući pritom niz tumačenja, autorica u ovom radu posebno ističe ključne okolnosti iz kojih je isti proizišao i ujedno usmjerava pozornost znanstvenika na eskaleutske jezike.
This book argues that two principal factors are inhibiting Native students from transitioning from school to college and from succeeding in their post-secondary studies. It presents models and ...examples of pathways to success that align with Native American students' aspirations and cultural values. Many attend schools that are poorly resourced where they are often discouraged from aspiring to college. Many are alienated from the educational system by a lack of culturally appropriate and meaningful environment or support systems that reflect Indigenous values of community, sharing, honoring extended family, giving-back to one's community, and respect for creation. The contributors to this book highlight Indigenized college access programs--meaning programs developed by, not just for--the Indigenous community, and are adapted, or developed, for the unique Indigenous populations they serve. Individual chapters cover a K-12 program to develop a Native college-going culture through community engagement; a "crash course" offered by a higher education institution to compensate for the lack of college counseling and academic advising at students' schools; the role of tribal colleges and universities; the recruitment and retention of Native American students in STEM and nursing programs; financial aid; educational leadership programs to prepare Native principals, superintendents, and other school leaders; and, finally, data regarding Native American college students with disabilities. The chapters are interspersed with narratives from current Indigenous graduate students. This is an invaluable resource for student affairs practitioners and higher education administrators wanting to understand and serve their Indigenous students.
In Being and Place among the Tlingit, anthropologist Thomas F. Thornton examines the concept of place in the language, social structure, economy, and ritual of southeast Alaska's Tlingit Indians. ...Place signifies not only a specific geographical location but also reveals the ways in which individuals and social groups define themselves.
The notion of place consists of three dimensions - space, time, and experience - which are culturally and environmentally structured. Thornton examines each in detail to show how individual and collective Tlingit notions of place, being, and identity are formed. As he observes, despite cultural and environmental changes over time, particularly in the post-contact era since the late eighteenth century, Tlingits continue to bind themselves and their culture to places and landscapes in distinctive ways. He offers insight into how Tlingits in particular, and humans in general, conceptualize their relationship to the lands they inhabit, arguing for a study of place that considers all aspects of human interaction with landscape.
In Tlingit, it is difficult even to introduce oneself without referencing places in Lingit Aani (Tlingit Country). Geographic references are embedded in personal names, clan names, house names, and, most obviously, in k-waan names, which define regions of dwelling. To say one is Sheet'ka K-waan defines one as a member of the Tlingit community that inhabits Sheet'ka (Sitka).
Being and Place among the Tlingit makes a substantive contribution to the literature on the Tlingit, the Northwest Coast cultural area, Native American and indigenous studies, and to the growing social scientific and humanistic literature on space, place, and landscape.
The Alaska Constitution, ratified by the people in 1956, became operative with the proclamation of statehood on January 3, 1959. The constitution was drafted by fifty-five delegates who convened at ...the University of Alaska to determine the authority vested in the state legislature, executive, judiciary, and other functions of government. This conveniently sized new edition will make the Alaska State Constitution accessible to all.
Lobbying is about getting the right message to the right people in
the right form at the right time. Even the most persuasive
arguments or most influential groups will come up short if they
aren't ...combined with personal connections and an understanding of
human nature. How to Lobby Alaska State Government is a
guide to the essentials of organizing and implementing a lobbying
campaign in Alaska that recognizes how you lobby is as important as
who you lobby. This book starts by helping new lobbyists to think
politically, by explaining the structure and operation of state
government, the psychology and needs of public officials, and where
the power lies in Juneau-who's got political clout. How to
Lobby then moves into the nitty-gritty of a lobbying campaign.
It covers the basics of group influence, campaign planning and
management, the pros and cons of various group tactics, tips on
face-to-face meetings, and the challenges of lobbying day-to-day.
In addition to extensive guidance on what to do, this book also
emphasizes the things to avoid that will undermine or eliminate a
lobbyist's chances of success. Pragmatic and portable, this book
will be valuable to new and professional lobbyists both, and anyone
looking for fresh perspectives on this important business.
In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled ...to the area, hoping to find wealth in a rugged and challenging setting. Ever since that time, the Klondike Gold Rush - especially as portrayed in photographs of long lines of gold seekers marching up Chilkoot Pass - has had a hold on the popular imagination.
In this first environmental history of the gold rush, Kathryn Morse describes how the miners got to the Klondike, the mining technologies they employed, and the complex networks by which they obtained food, clothing, and tools. She looks at the political and economic debates surrounding the valuation of gold and the emerging industrial economy that exploited its extraction in Alaska, and explores the ways in which a web of connections among America s transportation, supply, and marketing industries linked miners to other industrial and agricultural laborers across the country. The profound economic and cultural transformations that supported the Alaska-Yukon gold rush ultimately reverberate to modern times.
The story Morse tells is often narrated through the diaries and letters of the miners themselves. The daunting challenges of traveling, working, and surviving in the raw wilderness are illustrated not only by the miners compelling accounts but by newspaper reports and advertisements. Seattle played a key role as gateway to the Klondike. A public relations campaign lured potential miners to the West and local businesses seized the opportunity to make large profits while thousands of gold seekers streamed through Seattle.
The drama of the miners journeys north, their trials along the gold creeks, and their encounters with an extreme climate will appeal not only to scholars of the western environment and of late-19th-century industrialism, but to readers interested in reliving the vivid adventure of the West s last great gold rush.
Suicide prevention initiatives are part of much broader systems connected to activities such as the diagnosis of mental illness, the recognition of clinical risk, improving access to care, and ...coordinating with a broad range of outside agencies and entities around both prevention and public health efforts. Yet suicide is also an intensely personal issue that continues to be surrounded by stigma.
On September 11-12, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss preventing suicide among people with serious mental illness. The workshop was designed to illustrate and discuss what is known, what is currently being done, and what needs to be done to identify and reduce suicide risk. Improving Care to Prevent Suicide Among People with Serious Mental Illness summarizes presentations and discussions of the workshop.
Through Their Eyes Michael Koskey, Varpu Lotvonen, Laurel Tyrrell / Michael Koskey, Varpu Lotvonen, Laurel Tyrrell
08/2018
eBook
The towns of Eagle, Circle, and Central are tucked away in the
cold, rugged, and sparsely populated central-eastern interior of
Alaska. These communities have fewer than three hundred residents
in an ...area of more than 22,000 square miles. Yet they are closely
linked by the Yukon River and by history itself. Through their
Eyes is a glimpse into the past and present of these
communities, showing how their survival has depended on centuries
of cooperation. The towns have roots in the gold rushes but they
are also located within the traditional territories of the Hän
Hwëch'in, the Gwichyaa Gwich'in, and Denduu Gwich'in Dena
(Athabascan) peoples. Over time, residents have woven together new
heritages, adopting and practicing each other's traditions. This
book combines oral accounts with archival research to create a rich
portrayal of life in rural Alaska villages. Many of the stories
come directly from the residents of these communities, giving an
inside perspective on the often colorful events that characterize
life in Eagle, Circle, and Central.
Alaska history from the days before statehood is rich in stories of
colorful characters-prospectors, settlers, heroes, and criminals.
And right alongside them were judges and lawyers, working first ...to
establish the rule of law in the territory, then, later, laying the
groundwork for statehood. The Biggest Damned Hat presents
a fascinating collection of stories ranging from the gold rush to
the 1950s. Built on interviews and oral histories from more than
fifty lawyers who worked in Alaska before 1959, and buttressed by
research into legal history, the book offers a brilliantly
multifaceted portrait of law in the territory-from laying the
groundwork for strong civil and criminal law to helping to secure
mining and fishing rights to the Alaska Court-Bar fight, which
pitted Alaska's community of lawyers against its nascent Supreme
Court. Bringing to life a time long past-when some of the best
lawyers had little formal legal education- The Biggest Damned
Hat fills in a crucial part of the story of Alaska's history.
Decades before the marches and victories of the 1960s, a group of
Alaska Natives were making civil rights history. Throughout the
early twentieth century, the Alaska Native Brotherhood fought for
...citizenship, voting rights, and education for all Alaska Natives,
securing unheard-of victories in a contentious time. Their unified
work and legal prowess propelled the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, one of the biggest claim settlements in United
States history. A Dangerous Idea tells an
overlooked but powerful story of Alaska Natives fighting for their
rights under American law and details one of the rare successes for
Native Americans in their nearly two-hundred-year effort to define
and protect their rights.
