Long story in the International Herald Tribune about climate change in the Arctic, sinking cities, unhappy reindeers, emaciated looking polar bears, walruses trying to climb onto white boats, mistaking them for ice floes and seasoned hunters who have bee… more »
Category: "inuit"
by lorenz on Apr 20, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, ecology nature, inuit, Arctic / Northern Regions
APCanadian Inuit leader Sheila Watt-Cloutier won the 2005 Sophia environment prize Wednesday for drawing attention to the impact of climate change and pollution on the traditional lifestyles of the Arctic's indigenous people and others. Ms. Watt-Clou… more »
by lorenz on Nov 21, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, language, inuit, anthropology (general)
i have a phoenix - Reviews by a librarian
Everyone thinks the Eskimos have 100-plus words for snow. Everyone is wrong. They don't. In the book The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, Pinker writes:
"Where did the myth come from? Not f… more »
by lorenz on Nov 14, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, technology, culture traditions, Africa, language, inuit
Two articles that both have been published some days ago:
ETHIOPIA: Old alphabet adapted for modern use in technology
ADDIS ABABA, 11 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - One of the world’s oldest living alphabets could make its debut soon on mobile phones, Ethiopi… more »
CBC North News
A unique anthropology project is under way in Holman – part of a growing trend to try to understand history from an Aboriginal perspective. Anthropologist Don Johnson is studying the adaptations Copper Inuit made after Europeans arrived… more »
by lorenz on Jul 21, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, inuit, Saami, anthropology (general), music, Arctic / Northern Regions
Back from the festival, here are some links to some bands that played in Manndalen, Kåfjord community in Northern Norway
Drum Drum from Papua New Guinea
Wai, Maori-band from New Zealand
Taima, Inuit band from Canada
Johan Sara jr - Saami Band… more »
by lorenz on Jul 9, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Us and Them, inuit, anthropology (general), Arctic / Northern Regions
Nunatsiaq News
Erin Brubacher, who, with Odile Nelson, is co-directing and acting in the play in Iqaluit this weekend, says this is a play that "fits with the community". "The issues involved are universal: interracial marriage, the concept of cultura… more »
by lorenz on Jul 8, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, inuit, books, anthropology (general), Arctic / Northern Regions
Kenai Peninsula Online (Alaska)
Generations of anthropologists have appeared in Alaska Native villages and attempted, with varying degrees of tact, naivete or insight, to explain the villagers' lives. Margaret B. Blackman who teaches anthropology at t… more »
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