Arctic Alaska: Life at the top of the world

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Alteri, Tyson
Crane, Katy
Drake, Laura Beth
Jackson, Mischa
Kroko, Katie
Guenther, Lucas
Pappas, Peter
Lunda, Angie
Lo, Deborah E.
Keyword
Place-based curriculum
Culturally responsive teaching
Arctic Alaska
Iñupiat
Alaska geography
Alaska history
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http://hdl.handle.net/11122/15723
Abstract
Arctic Alaska takes an interactive look into the northernmost region of the United States—a place where the harsh and sometimes unforgiving environment demands a resilient spirit. In a land at the mercy of the extreme weather, with months of endless daylight and darkness, learn how the Inupiat people have thrived since time immemorial.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: History and culture -- The North Slope: From the Brooks Range to the Arctic Ocean -- The Iñupiat: People of Arctic Alaska -- Contact: The Iñupiat and outside cultures -- The Arctic in history: Project chariot and the people -- Iñupiat culture and technology -- Adapting to the climate -- Modern transportation -- The changing climate of the Arctic -- References -- 2. Arctic lessons -- Writing activism: Project chariot and the people in Point Hope -- Obliquity the Arctic circle and you -- Understanding Iñupiat culture through values and oral histories -- Music of the Iñupiat -- Editorial writing: How does language empower us? -- Methods of adapting to changes in the arctic
Date
2016
Publisher
University of Alaska Southeast
Type
Book
Citation
Alteri, T., Crane, K., Drake, L. B., Jackson, M., Kroko, K., Guenther, L., Pappas, P., & Lunda, A. (2016). Arctic Alaska: Life at the top of the world. University of Alaska Southeast.
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