Fierce climate, sacred ground: an ethnography of climate change in Shishmaref, Alaska
Date
2015
Authors
Marino, Elizabeth, author
University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Publisher
Colorado State University. Libraries
Abstract
Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground is an ethnographic account of the impacts of climate change in Shishmaref, Alaska. In this small Iupiaq community, flooding and erosion are forcing community members to consider relocation as the only possible solution for long-term safety. However, a tangled web of policy obstacles, lack of funding, and organizational challenges leaves the community without a clear way forward, creating serious questions of how to maintain cultural identity under the new climate regime. Elizabeth Marino analyzes this unique and grounded example of a warming world as a confluence of political injustice, histories of colonialism, global climate change, and contemporary development decisions. The book merges theoretical insights from disaster studies, political analysis, and passages from field notes into an eminently readable text for a wide audience. This is an ethnography of climate change; a glimpse into the lived experiences of a global phenomenon.
Description
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject
Shishmaref (Alaska) -- Maps