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082 0 _a979.8004/97
100 1 _aRoderick, Libby.
245 1 0 _aAlaska Native Cultures and Issues :
_bResponses to Frequently Asked Questions.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aChicago :
_bUniversity of Alaska Press,
_c2010.
264 4 _c©2010.
300 _a1 online resource (114 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Table of Contents -- Identity, Language, and Culture -- Who are Alaska's Native peoples? -- What is important to know about Alaska Native cultures? -- How many Native languages are there? It is important to save them? -- Readings -- Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and Corporations -- What is the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)? -- How did Alaska Native corporations start up? -- Do all Alaska Native people get dividends? -- What do Alaska Native people think of ANCSA? -- Readings -- Subsistence and Relationship to Land, Waters, and Wildlife -- Do Alaska's Native peoples want subsistence hunting and fishing rights that are different from non-Natives? -- Why are the land and waters so important to Native cultures? -- What do the phrases "traditional ways of knowing" or "traditional knowledge and wisdom" mean? -- How is climate change affecting Alaska Native communities? -- Do some Native corporations and organizations support drilling, mining, and logging on their lands? -- Readings -- Tribal Government -- Are there tribal governments in Alaska? -- Are there reservations in Alaska? -- Why are there no casinos in the state? -- Readings -- Effects of Colonialism -- Why do we hear so much about high rates of alcholism, suicide, and violence in many Alaska Native communities? -- What is the Indian Child Welfare Act? -- Readings -- Education and Healthcare -- How are traditional Alaska Native ways of educating young people different from non-Native educational practices? -- Is the dropout rate for Alaska Native high school and college students higher than rates for other students? -- Why are some scholarships for Alaska Native students only? -- Do Alaska Native people get "free" medical care? -- Readings -- The Future -- What does the future look like for Alaska Native communities and cultures? -- Where do we go from here?.
505 8 _aAdditional Resources -- Alaska Native History Timelines -- Cultural Sensitivity -- Sources for Quotations Used in This Book -- Index.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aIndians of North America -- Alaska -- Social conditions.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aRoderick, Libby
_tAlaska Native Cultures and Issues
_dChicago : University of Alaska Press,c2010
_z9781602230910
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1820931
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