New Publication Available
"Northern Ethnographic Landscapes"
Edited By: Igor Krupnik, Rachel Mason, and Tonia W. Horton
Published By: Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 0-9673429-7-X
Cost: $22.50 USD
For further information or to order the book, please contact:
University of Alaska Press
E-mail: fypress [at] uaf.edu
Phone: 800-252-6657
URL: http://www.uaf.edu/uapress
Many northern nations have long-established policies for the
documentation and protection of historical monuments, archaeological
sites, old churches and cemeteries, and other historic sites on the
landscape. Little is known, however, about the knowledge, memory, and
historical value of the landscape in northern indigenous cultures, and
even less has been done to build the legal and policy foundation to
preserve heritage for future generations. "Northern Ethnographic
Landscapes" reviews current progress in this field across the
circumpolar nations of Canada, the U.S. (Alaska), northern Russia,
Norway, and Iceland.
Contributions to this pioneering volume address the role of traditional
subsistence activities, memory, rituals and sacred sites, place names,
oral tradition, and personal stories that keep northern communities
attached to their native lands.
Featuring over 120 photographs from across the Arctic, this volume will
appeal to residents of the North, professionals in heritage and
landscape preservation, and scholars and students in Native studies,
archaeology, oral history, and cultural anthropology.
For further information or to order the book, please contact:
University of Alaska Press
E-mail: fypress [at] uaf.edu
Phone: 800-252-6657
URL: http://www.uaf.edu/uapress