Drawing on nearly twenty years of fieldwork, as well as ethnohistory, politics, and
economics, this volume takes a close look at changes in the lives of the indigenous Siberian …

Abstract Background: Increasing longevity for Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Quebec, has
resulted in heightened rates of cancers and chronic diseases necessitating complex …

This article discusses preliminary findings from our research into the activity of evangelical
missionaries among the Khanty of Surgut region, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Our aim …

An endlessly vast expanse of beautiful ocean and desolate tundra exists in the Arctic region
of North America. It was in the summer of 1984, some 35 years ago, that I visited an Inuit …

Inuit encounters with Christianity have been insufficiently recorded in the Canadian Eastern
Arctic and religious conversion has often been described as a one sided affair. In most …

This dissertation explores the nature of early globalization in the Western Arctic with a focus
on musical interaction between indigenous and foreign populations during the late 18 th …

Abstract The community of Aklavik, North West Territories, was known as the “Gateway to the
North” throughout the first half of the Twentieth Century. In 1959, the Canadian Federal …

This dissertation discusses native Alaskan and Siberian responses to Russian Orthodox
Christianization in the nineteenth century. The research is based on primary documents from …

Cancer is the leading cause of death among Alaska Native women and the third leading
cause of death among Alaska Native men. Speculation abounds as to why people living in …

Abstract Background: Increasing longevity for Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Quebec, has
resulted in heightened rates of cancers and chronic diseases necessitating complex …