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Acknowledgments & Credits

Without the generous sharing and support of many people and groups these pages would not be possible. Several contributors can be found on the Internet, their links listed below, others were kind enough to visit with me personally, another via letters, and some data was collected from texts.

Graphic © 1998 Southcentral Foundation
Artist: Beth Lavallie

  1. Individuals:

  2. Mrs. Rachel Craig, Inupiaq Elder - Kotzebue Alaska (1999)
  3. Ms. Dusty D. A. Cowdery, Alaska Health Resource Advocate, South Central Foundation - Seattle Washington WA (1998)

    Web Sites:

  4. Aboriginal Subsistence/Culture Pages: The High North Alliance's objective is to defend the right of coastal communities to utilize marine mammals in a sustainable manner.(1998)
  5. Alaska Department of Community & Regional Affairs Community Database: Pages here list information on community profiles, census, economy, schools and businesses.(1998)
  6. Alaska Native Knowledge Network: Alaska Federation of Natives, University of Alaska, National Science Foundation, Annenberg Rural Challenge.(1998)
  7. Arctic Circle: Cultural resources sponsored by the University of Connecticut.(1998)
  8. Community Learning Network: An excellent resource for providing cultural information and distance learning.(1998)
  9. Paula Giese's Web Site: Excellent web resources on Native Culture. Note: These pages are no longer maintained.(1998)
  10. Inupiaq: Subjects discussed are: subsistence hunting and geography, aimed at student audience.(1998)
  11. National Inuit Youth Council Home Page contains: Cultural information, technology, and environment.(1998)
  12. National Library of Canada Writing in Inuktitut: An Historical Perspective
  13. Native American Resources on the Internet: sponsored by IHS.(1998)
  14. Nicole's Anthro Pages: Located at Washington State University provides culture specific links.(1998)
  15. North Slope Borough School District: Located in the very northern-most areas of Alaska, this educational site contains material on Community, Culture, Arts, Environment and most notably student projects.(1998)
  16. Nunatsiaq News: Provides extensive news coverage of the northern Canadian territories. The news is presented in bilingual formats in both English/Nunavut.(1998)
  17. Ultimate Challenge Pages: Heart of England School - UK (1995)

    Texts:

  18. McGhee, Robert (1978). Canadian Arctic Prehistory, Ontario Canada, Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd.
  19. Canadian Circumpolar Institute & Faculty of Home Economics University of Alberta (1992). Human Ecology Issues in the North Vol. I, Alberta Canada, Art Design Printing.
  20. Canadian Circumpolar Institute & Faculty of Home Economics University of Alberta (1992). Human Ecology Issues in the North Vol. II, Alberta Canada, Art Design Printing.
  21. Canadian Circumpolar Institute & Faculty of Home Economics University of Alberta (1992). Human Ecology Issues in the North Vol. III, Alberta Canada, Art Design Printing.
  22. Canadian Circumpolar Institute & Department of Native Studies University of Alberta (1997). Issues in the North Vol. II, Alberta Canada, Art Design Printing.
  23. Canadian Museum of Civilization (1995). Inuit: Glimpses of an Arctic Past, Quebec Canada, Jean-Francois Blanchette.
  24. McGhee, Robert (1996). Ancient People of the Arctic, British Columbia Canada, UBC Press.
  25. Buchanan, Judd - Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs (1976) Vol. I-III.Inuit Land Use and Occupancy Project, Ottawa Canada, Publishing, Supply & Services of Canada.

Disclaimer & Introduction

Writing about any culture is a great responsibility. These pages were created as a very general introduction to complex, unique and beautiful culture. The information found here is not meant to minimize, encourage stereotypes, or be the final authority on any specific culture.

It is in this spirit of sharing, exploring and support this information is made available via the Internet. Any concerns are always welcome.

EthnoMed: What it is

EthnoMed is an electronic database that contains medical and cultural information on refugee groups in the Seattle area. The project was started in the autumn of 1994 to try to bridge cultural and language barriers during medical visits. The objective of the project is to make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who are seeing patients from different refugee groups. It is designed to be a clinical tool that can be used by a care provider in the few minutes before seeing a patient in clinic. For instance, before seeing a Cambodian patient with asthma, a provider might use a computer terminal in clinic to access EthnoMed and read about how the concept of asthma is translated and what the common cultural and interpretive issues are that complicate asthma management in the Cambodian community.

By: Ellen Howard, MLS

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