Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship Among the

Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship Among the Subarctic Dene
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What is it like living among and learning about the cultural realities of other people for the first time? Northern Passage uses the motif of apprenticeship to reveal the humbling, childlike quest of the novice ethnographer, on the one hand, and the trials of an active participant learning the intricacies of bush life and livelihood from subarctic Indian hunting partners and teachers, on the other hand. In the process, Jarvenpa's reflexive narrative presents a compelling vision of northern Dene or Athapaskan society. The Han people of the Yukon Territory and eastern Alaska, and the Chipewyan of northern Saskatchewan, emerge as vividly drawn actors in a cultural landscape distinctly influenced by gold miners, fur traders, missionaries, conservation officers, and other post-colonial agents. This candid but sensitive treatment deals with issues such as trapping economies, knowledge of the environment, dreaming and hunting power, permission and informed consent, language learning, accusations of spying, alcohol use, economic development, partnerships, note-taking, and the pros and cons of active participation. Jarvenpa's early field experiences unfold as a primer on false leads, setbacks and revealing discoveries building to a suspenseful aftershock.
Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Balicki, The Netsilik Eskimo (ISBN 9780881334357); Brody, Maps and Dreams: Indians of the British Columbia Frontier (ISBN 9780881339659); Kawagley, A Yupiaq Worldview: A Pathway to Ecology and Spirit, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577663843); and Ziker, Peoples of the Tundra: Northern Siberians in the Post-Communist Transition (ISBN 9781577662129).
Country USA
Brand Waveland Press
Manufacturer Waveland Pr Inc
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780881339901
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Waveland Press
Manufacturer	Waveland Pr Inc
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780881339901
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship Among the Subarctic Dene

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