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A study of social and economic problems in Unalaska, an Aleut village

University MicrofilmsAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1972 • Pages:

By: Jones, Dorothy Miriam.

Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation was 'to examine the perceptions of members of the community to a given set of issues and to the agencies involved in these issues' (p. 2). Five issues of primary concern to the village were examined: work, education, health, child welfare, and aggression. A history of Unalaska Island from aboriginal times to the present is included. This historical summary concentrates on how the issues the author plans to discuss were handled in earlier times. The summary draws largely on sources already in the Aleut file and is indexed for only HISTORY (175). As a social work dissertation, the source is oriented toward the human problems of the community and suggestions for their solution, rather than a purely descriptive point of view. Each chapter ends with, and the conclusion consists of policy recommendations. Suggestions for reorganizing the village for greater native control are also included in the conclusion. These have been zeroed out but may be found in category 116. The author only lived in Unalaska for two months, but is a resident of the Aleutian area and hence was able to have intermittent contacts with a number of Unalaskans over the following six months.
Subjects
History
Labor and leisure
Standard of living
Public welfare
Public health and sanitation
Child care
Education system
Students
culture
Aleut
HRAF PubDate
2007
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Scientist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Martin Malone ; 1975
Field Date
July 1967- March 1968
Coverage Date
1960-1968
Coverage Place
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
Notes
Dorothy Miriam Jones
UM70-6048
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-242)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of California, Berkeley, 1969
LCSH
Aleuts