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Research
“Facing an unprecedented combination of rapid and stressful changes involving both environmental forces like climate change and socioeconomic pressures associated with globalization”, (Arctic Human Development Report. November 2004) Arctic indigenous peoples have recently begun to fight to safeguard their culture and traditional way of life. There are a great variety of ethnic groups in the arctic however, they all have common history of suppression and assimilation. Many groups are now forming to protect the interests and livelihoods of indigenous people.
Click on the links below to explore websites of some of these groups.
Language Groups
Language not only communicates, it defines culture and ancestry.
Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous groups have a diverse and rich account of traditions.
North American Indigenous Peoples
Artic Peoples of North America
European Indigenous Peoples
European research groups for indigenous peoples
Climate Change Impacts
Arctic Peoples and Climate Change
Life in the Artic
Subsistence living is an important aspect of life in the arctic.
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