Book
Aleuts in transition: a comparison of two villages
Published for the Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research, University of Alaska, University of Washington Press • Seattle • Published In 1976 • Pages:
By: Jones, Dorothy Miriam.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study, Jones compares two Aleutian towns which have had very different development trajectories and social change consequences in the post-World War Two period. One town was a former U.S. military base which never quite recovered from the occupation. A group of local whites continue to control both the economy and politics, such as the school board and municipal administration, looking down on their Aleut neighbors. The other village was more remote, less affected by outsiders, except for Norwegian fishermen, who settled there and intermarried with locals. The Norwegians taught the local Aleut modern trawler fishing. The Aleut population of the first town has been beset by social problems, including alcoholism and juvenile delinquency. According to Jones, the major difference between the two towns lies in the degree of control local Aleutians have had over their economic and political conditions.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Marine hunting
- Canning industry
- Labor relations
- Ethnic stratification
- Towns
- Public finance
- Public works
- External relations
- Social problems
- Status of children
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aleut
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2007
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967-1972
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1945-1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- 'New Harbor' and 'Iliaka,' Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Dorothy M. Jones
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76007788
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aleuts
- Acculturation--Case studies