Living on Thin Ice

Download or read book Living on Thin Ice written by Steven C. Dinero and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gwich’in Natives of Arctic Village, Alaska, have experienced intense social and economic changes for more than a century. In the late 20th century, new transportation and communication technologies introduced radically new value systems; while some of these changes may be seen as socially beneficial, others suggest a weakening of what was once a strong and vibrant Native community. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of the developments that have occurred in the community over the past several decades.