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Slaveyessay 1981 • Asch, Michael
Slavey • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This summary is largely a reconstruction of Slavey culture and society from early contact to assertion of government control early in the twentieth century. Topics covered include language, economic activities and the environment, clothing and materi...The Slavey indiansessay 1986 • Asch, Michael
Slavey • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This document contains the testimony of the author as an expert witness during an inquiry into the possible impacts of constructing a gas pipeline through the Mackenzie River Valley; largely an economic history of the peoples of the region and observ...Some effects of the late nineteenth century modernization of the fur trade on the economy of the Slavey Indiansarticle 1976 • Asch, Michael
Slavey • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This article summarizes evidence indicating that the greatly increased involvement of the Slavey in the fur trade from 1870 to 1900 paper was not driven by innovations in technology or practices, but instead was mainly due to external changes in econ...Social context and the musical analysis of Slavey Drum Dance songsarticle 1975 • Asch, Michael
Slavey • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This document examines links between variations in the musical events and the musical forms of compositions in the Slavey Drum Dance, introducing the concept of a “musical event” as the examination of music sound structure in performative (social) co...