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Ethnic identity, cultural pride, and generations of baggage: a personal experience
Arctic anthropology • 29 (2) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 182-191
By: Pullar, Gordon L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Numerous Alaska Native groups have begun movements to preserve and revitalize their cultures. They believe that by bringing back traditional practices and values people will be increasingly proud of their heritage and thus feel better about themselves as Native people. Many feel that this raising of self-esteem, over a period of time, will create healthier individuals and communities. Research has revealed that the destructive symptoms being experienced today in Native communities are the result of several generations of catastrophic events. This paper describes the cultural revitalization movement of the Alutiiq people of Kodiak Island from the personal viewpoint of the author, who was president of the Kodiak Area Native Association during the movement's inception. The author also describes his personal journey in developing cultural pride and his family history research that has revealed generations of alcohol abuse and other trauma (p. 182).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Cultural revitalization and ethnogenesis
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural identity and pride
- Corporate organization
- Political movements
- Disasters
- Alcoholism and drug addiction
- Missions
- Religious intolerance and martyrs
- Ethnosociology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Alutiiq
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1983-1990
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1804-1990
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gordon L. Pullar
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-191)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sf 78000711
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Koniagmiut Eskimos