Alaska: Embodied Knowledge, Relations With The Environment, And Political Negotiation: St. ...

Alaska: Embodied Knowledge, Relations With The Environment, And Political Negotiation: St. Lawrence Island Yupik And Iñupiaq Dance In Alaska Hiroko Ikuta, 2011   This article explores how Alaskan Eskimos' relationship with the environment is recapitulated in their indigenous forms of dance and what roles these dances play in political discourse. Traditional dance has been a means by which Alaskan Eskimos express their sentiment about the environment. It often draws upon imagery of the...

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