Monthly Archives: February 2012

City moose in Anchorage, Alaska

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

This is Sara Komarnisky, PhD student at UBC, currently in Anchorage doing fieldwork with Mexican migrants and immigrants here. One thing about life in Anchorage that is funny and fits very much with clichés about Alaska are all of the … Continue reading →

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Reindeer, Herders and War

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

In the study of many pastoralist societies, the military dimensions of animal husbandry have played an important role. Indeed, if we think for example about the horse among Central Asian nomads, and it’s historical importance, e.g. for the expansion of … Continue reading →

Posted in All, Fieldwork, Indigenous Peoples, oral history

Oral history, European Nenets

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Stephan Dudeck greets us from his fieldsite in the European Nenets Autonomous Okrug, North West Russia. He is there for starting the ORHELIA project life history work. He has put some great impressions and a very nice first round of … Continue reading →

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Sajos, Sámi Cultural Centre, Inari.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Anthropology Research Team guest and Fulbright Grantee to Finland Paul R. Burgess writes an update from Inari. Sajos is the newly opened Sámi cultural centre and home to the Finnish Sámi Parliament Hall (Solju). Construction was completed in January, and … Continue reading →

Posted in All, Fennoscandia, Fieldwork, Indigenous Peoples, Sámi | 2 Comments

Sámi-Ainu Cultural Exchange in Hokkaido, Japan

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

In January I travelled to Hokkaido Japan with Masumi Tanaka as my interpreter to meet Ainu people and learn more about the Ainu culture and heritage. It was my first trip to Japan, and it truly fascinated me with the … Continue reading →

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Conference on religious studies 2012

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Rudolf Havelka, who is working on religion, ecology and spirituality among the Forest Nenets hunters and herders, brings the following to our attention: Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to this upcoming EASR (European Association of the … Continue reading →

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Gas and reindeer herders at the source of the heat for Europe

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I just watched a two part programme by the english language Tv channel of Russia, Russia Today. It has some very good footage and visual impression of the situation at the place where most of our European Gas comes from … Continue reading →

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