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Arctic, The / Rootes, David 1996  Book
Rootes, David Book
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Publication USA, Lerner Publications, 1996.
Description 48pGrey Spine
Series Endangered People and Places
Summary/Abstract Discusses life in this harsh habitat, the people, the mineral wealth, and the abuses which threaten its future.
Contents Living in the Arctic Understanding the Arctic Arctic peoples Use and abuse of the Arctic The value of the Arctic The future of the Arctic
Standard Number 0822527766 Hb.
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Endangered Peoples of the Arctic: Struggles to Survive and Thrive / Freeman, Milton M.R (ed.) 2000  Book
Freeman, Milton M.R (ed.) Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2000.
Description 278pRed Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract Examines the threats to cultural survival of 14 groups of peoples of the arctic regions in Russia, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and Finland, as well as their political, cultural, and economic responses to the threat. Each chapter also discusses the ecological settings, subsistence strategies, social and political organizations, religions and world views of such groups as the Inuits, the James Bay Cree, the Evenkis of Central Siberia, and the Whaler Northern Norway.
Contents 1 The Aleuts of the Pribilof islands, Alaska - Helen D. Corbett and Susanne M. Swibold 2 The Chukchi and Siberian Yupiit of the Russian Far East - Peter P. Schweitzer and Patty A. Gray 3 The Cree of James Bay, Quebec, Canada - Harvey A. Feit 4 The Evenkis of central Siberia - David G. Anderson 5 The Innu of Labrador, Canada - Adrian Tanner 6 The Inuit of Nunavut, Canada - Bruce Rigby, John MacDonald, and Leah Otak 7 The sheep-farming Kujataamiut of South Greenland - Rasmus Ole Rasmussen 8 The Inupiat of Alaska - Barbara Bodenhorn 9 The Isertormeeq of East Greenland - Grete K. Hovelsrud-Broda 10 The Kalaallit of West Greenland - Richard A. Caulfield 11 The Kaska of Canada of Canada - Patrick Moore 12 The whalers of Lofoten, northern Norway - Arne Kalland 13 The Saami - Hugh Beach 14 The Yupiit of western Alaska - Anne Fienup-Riordan
Standard Number 0313306494 Hb.
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Last Imaginary Place: A Human History of the Arctic World / McGhee, Robert 2005  Book
McGhee, Robert Book
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Publication USA, Oxford University Press, 2005.
Description 296pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract A vivid portrait of the Arctic throughout history, from the Ice Age to the present day. McGhee relates the fascinating story of how the Arctic and its peoples came to be as they are, as well as how the region has been imagined over the centuries by the world outside.
Contents Prelude:An Arctic vision After the Ice Age A distant paradise : The Arctic in ancient thought A hunter's world In Arctic Siberia Vikings and Arctic farmers : The Norse Atlantic Saga Inuit Ice and death on the Northeast passage Martin Frobisher's gold mines The rape of Spitsbergen Bay of tragedy Frozen glory The people's land An Arctic journey Useful references, interesting reading Index
Standard Number 0195183681 Hb.
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Living in the arctic / Morris, Neil 2008  Book
Morris, Neil Book
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Publication Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2008.
Description 32pLight pink spine
Series World cultures
Summary/Abstract The Inuit live in one of the coldest regions of the world. Learn all about the food they eat, their clothes, homes, schools and the games they play.
Contents People of the far north Inuit communities At home Keeping out the cold At school Food Getting around Inuit beliefs Fun and games Arts and crafts Stories and music Make an inukshuk Inuit history
Standard Number 9781410928153 Hb.
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