The 2005 Report
The 2020 report is open to edits from whom?
The Gwich'in people
What has decreased in popularity among Gwich'in youth due to more access to food?
Hunting and fishing
Besides "brush-cutting" what was a common land-management practice among the Gwich'in
Controlled burns
What are the two fronts of war that modern day Gwich'in are fighting?
Climate change and disappearing culture
What did Gwich'in Elders correctly predict would happen to the earth
"The weather is going to change" (climate change)
How long did Matt Gilbert's materials from 2005 lay dormant before being reexamined?
15 years
Even though Gwich'in faced starvation and famine before settlers arrived they insisted this life was:
Healthier and cleaner
The Gwich'in were connected to wooded areas, hunting areas, fish camps, lakes, and each other by ___________
Walking trails
The effects of colonialism on the Gwich'in people include: Intergenerational trauma, substance abuse, poor education, institutional racism, and ________
Poverty
If subsistence is no longer reliable and store food becomes too expensive what might Gwich'in have to depend on for food?
Livestock
What important part of Gilbert's research from 2005 made it even more valuable, particularly to the Gwich'in people?
Six of the Elders he interviewed had since passed on
What animal used to be plentiful along the river but now are only seen through tracks?
Moose
What part of the caribou is thrown away a lot today but used to be unheard of many years ago?
Caribou skin
How do the Gwich'in Elders connect disappearing culture and climate change?
The view their culture as the best response to climate change
How much does it cost to buy one meal in north-eastern Alaska today, according to Stanley Jonas
$40-50
The Gwich'in approach to the climate report included the voices of villagers who were not political, everyday hunters, woodsmen, fishermen, and ______
Women
Finish the quote: "When I was a real kid, that time, it was really hard, we were ______________________" - Allen Tritt Arctic Village
"always hungry, always hungry, always hungry"
What was a way that Gwich'in controlled the fish populations by preventing them from getting to numerous?
Having dog teams
According to an Elder "The world has to ____________________ to resolve climate change"
"become like Gwich'in"
According to Harry Thomas how are "food stamps ruining people"?
They do not have to hunt, or spend as much time on the land
Final Jeopardy
Find or think about something on campus that might be a feature of "Modern Life". How does it exemplify "Modern Life"? How might Gwich'in Elders feel about it?