Marino, Elizabeth, authorUniversity of Alaska Press, publisher2022-04-212022-04-212015https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234750Fierce 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.Chapter 1: It's the End of the World, and Shishmaref Is Everywhere -- Chapter 2: Unnatural Natural Disasters -- Chapter 3: Flooding and Erosion in Shishmaref: The Anatomy of a Climate Change Disaster -- Chapter 4: Seal Oil Lamps and Pre-Fab Housing: A History of Colonialism in Shishmaref -- Chapter 5: Finding a Way Forward: Trust, Distrust, and Alaska Native Relocation Planning in the Twenty-first Century -- Chapter 6: The Tenacity of Home -- Chapter 7: The Ethics of Climate Change.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Shishmaref (Alaska) -- MapsHuman beings -- Effect of climate on -- Alaska -- ShishmarefEthnology -- Alaska -- ShishmarefClimatic changes -- Alaska -- ShishmarefInupiat -- Alaska -- ShishmarefTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.