Sveta Yamin-Pasternak
Biographic Data
| ID | 162209 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sveta Yamin-Pasternak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sveta |
| FAMILY NAME | Yamin-Pasternak |
| SIGNATURE | YAMIN-PASTERNAK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3852-8639 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Cooking and Commensality Along the Bering Food Bridge
In the decades following the 1988 Nome-Provideniya Friendship Flight that marked the beginning of a "thaw" in US-USSR Cold War politics, the Bering Strait region has been the site of continuous exchanges between the Indigenous communities of Chukotka and Alaska. Ranging from relatively small family reunions to regional multi-community events, these bilateral transcontinental gatherings have facilitated the sharing of Indigenous knowledge, languag…
Seeing the tundra for the plants, on the eco-spiritual wholeness of arctic vegetation
Drawing on ethnographic field research in Chukotka, Russia, this article explores ideas and practices connected with the Arctic tundra vegetation that speak to its place in Chukchi spirituality and cultural milieu. The ethnographic focus is on a Chukchi remembrance ceremony with other social contexts of human-plant interaction offered as comparative examples. Contributing novel insight for the considerations of sentient landscapes and ceremonial …
Indigenous spirituality surrounding Serianthes trees in Micronesia: Traditional practice, conservation, and resistance
Spiritual connections to the natural world are fundamental to Micronesian worldviews. Structured interviews gathered ethnoecological information about Serianthes. The kosmos-corpus-praxis conceptual framework analyzed spirituality surrounding this leguminous tree and its connection with Indigenous cosmology, traditional knowledge, and practices. We can summarize the results as follows: (a) interspecies relationships expressed through rituals and …
Traditional Diet and Environmental Contaminants in Coastal Chukotka III: Metals
The article is the third in the series of four that present the results of a study on environmental contaminants in coastal Chukotka, which was conducted in the context of a multi-disciplinary investigation of indigenous foodways in the region. The article presents the results of the analysis of metals found in the samples of locally harvested terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biota collected in 2016 in coastal Chukotka. For some species of loc…
Traditional Diet and Environmental Contaminants in Coastal Chukotka I: Study Design and Dietary Patterns
The article is the first in the series of four that present the results of a study on environmental contaminants in coastal Chukotka, conducted in the context of a multi-disciplinary investigation of indigenous foodways in the region of the Bering Strait. We provide an overview of the contemporary foodways in our study region and present the results of the survey on the consumption of locally harvested foods, carried out in 2016 in the Chukotkan …
Traditional Diet and Environmental Contaminants in Coastal Chukotka IV: Recommended Intake Criteria
The article is the last in the series of four that present the results of a study on environmental contaminants in coastal Chukotka, conducted in the context of a multi-disciplinary investigation of Indigenous foodways in the region. The article presents the Recommended Food Daily Intake Limit (RFDIL) guidelines of the locally harvested foods in coastal Chukotka. The guidelines were developed based on the results of the analysis of the legacy per…
Yupik Transitions: Change and Survival at Bering Strait, 1900–1960, by Igor Krupnik and Michael Chlenov
The Rotten Renaissance in the Bering Strait: Loving, Loathing, and Washing the Smell of Foods with a (Re)acquired Taste
Situated in the Bering Strait region of Russia and Alaska, the ethnographic documentation presented here elucidates the role of the olfactory aesthetic in shaping human attitudes toward food. The focus is on the practices connected with the use of marine mammal products and recipes prepared by means of aging and fermentation. Since recent times, the olfactory responses to these historically important foods have been changing to where their smell …
An ethnomycological approach to land use values in Chukotka
Once avoided on both sides of the Bering Strait, wild mushrooms are now considered to be delicious edibles in Chukotka. An important food source, mushroom-gathering is also a recreational activity that cultivates particular relationships between people and the land. In the past, prior to the influences of the mushroom-loving Russian cuisine, the Yupiget of Chukotka regarded mushrooms as "devil ears," while the Chukchi people largely viewed them a…
From Disgust to Desire: Changing Attitudes toward Beringian Mushrooms
The Rotten Renaissance in the Bering Strait: Loving, Loathing, and Washing the Smell of Foods with a (Re)acquired Taste
Situated in the Bering Strait region of Russia and Alaska, the ethnographic documentation presented here elucidates the role of the olfactory aesthetic in shaping human attitudes toward food. The focus is on the practices connected with the use of marine mammal products and recipes prepared by means of aging and fermentation. Since recent times, the olfactory responses to these historically important foods have been changing to where their smell …
From Disgust to Desire: Changing Attitudes toward Beringian Mushrooms
Seeing the tundra for the plants, on the eco-spiritual wholeness of arctic vegetation
Drawing on ethnographic field research in Chukotka, Russia, this article explores ideas and practices connected with the Arctic tundra vegetation that speak to its place in Chukchi spirituality and cultural milieu. The ethnographic focus is on a Chukchi remembrance ceremony with other social contexts of human-plant interaction offered as comparative examples. Contributing novel insight for the considerations of sentient landscapes and ceremonial …
An ethnomycological approach to land use values in Chukotka
Once avoided on both sides of the Bering Strait, wild mushrooms are now considered to be delicious edibles in Chukotka. An important food source, mushroom-gathering is also a recreational activity that cultivates particular relationships between people and the land. In the past, prior to the influences of the mushroom-loving Russian cuisine, the Yupiget of Chukotka regarded mushrooms as "devil ears," while the Chukchi people largely viewed them a…
Indigenous spirituality surrounding Serianthes trees in Micronesia: Traditional practice, conservation, and resistance
Spiritual connections to the natural world are fundamental to Micronesian worldviews. Structured interviews gathered ethnoecological information about Serianthes. The kosmos-corpus-praxis conceptual framework analyzed spirituality surrounding this leguminous tree and its connection with Indigenous cosmology, traditional knowledge, and practices. We can summarize the results as follows: (a) interspecies relationships expressed through rituals and …
From Disgust to Desire: Changing Attitudes toward Beringian Mushrooms
An ethnomycological approach to land use values in Chukotka
Once avoided on both sides of the Bering Strait, wild mushrooms are now considered to be delicious edibles in Chukotka. An important food source, mushroom-gathering is also a recreational activity that cultivates particular relationships between people and the land. In the past, prior to the influences of the mushroom-loving Russian cuisine, the Yupiget of Chukotka regarded mushrooms as "devil ears," while the Chukchi people largely viewed them a…
Yupik Transitions: Change and Survival at Bering Strait, 1900–1960, by Igor Krupnik and Michael Chlenov
The Rotten Renaissance in the Bering Strait: Loving, Loathing, and Washing the Smell of Foods with a (Re)acquired Taste
Situated in the Bering Strait region of Russia and Alaska, the ethnographic documentation presented here elucidates the role of the olfactory aesthetic in shaping human attitudes toward food. The focus is on the practices connected with the use of marine mammal products and recipes prepared by means of aging and fermentation. Since recent times, the olfactory responses to these historically important foods have been changing to where their smell …
Traditional Diet and Environmental Contaminants in Coastal Chukotka III: Metals
The article is the third in the series of four that present the results of a study on environmental contaminants in coastal Chukotka, which was conducted in the context of a multi-disciplinary investigation of indigenous foodways in the region. The article presents the results of the analysis of metals found in the samples of locally harvested terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biota collected in 2016 in coastal Chukotka. For some species of loc…
Traditional Diet and Environmental Contaminants in Coastal Chukotka I: Study Design and Dietary Patterns
The article is the first in the series of four that present the results of a study on environmental contaminants in coastal Chukotka, conducted in the context of a multi-disciplinary investigation of indigenous foodways in the region of the Bering Strait. We provide an overview of the contemporary foodways in our study region and present the results of the survey on the consumption of locally harvested foods, carried out in 2016 in the Chukotkan …
Traditional Diet and Environmental Contaminants in Coastal Chukotka IV: Recommended Intake Criteria
The article is the last in the series of four that present the results of a study on environmental contaminants in coastal Chukotka, conducted in the context of a multi-disciplinary investigation of Indigenous foodways in the region. The article presents the Recommended Food Daily Intake Limit (RFDIL) guidelines of the locally harvested foods in coastal Chukotka. The guidelines were developed based on the results of the analysis of the legacy per…
Cooking and Commensality Along the Bering Food Bridge
In the decades following the 1988 Nome-Provideniya Friendship Flight that marked the beginning of a "thaw" in US-USSR Cold War politics, the Bering Strait region has been the site of continuous exchanges between the Indigenous communities of Chukotka and Alaska. Ranging from relatively small family reunions to regional multi-community events, these bilateral transcontinental gatherings have facilitated the sharing of Indigenous knowledge, languag…
Seeing the tundra for the plants, on the eco-spiritual wholeness of arctic vegetation
Drawing on ethnographic field research in Chukotka, Russia, this article explores ideas and practices connected with the Arctic tundra vegetation that speak to its place in Chukchi spirituality and cultural milieu. The ethnographic focus is on a Chukchi remembrance ceremony with other social contexts of human-plant interaction offered as comparative examples. Contributing novel insight for the considerations of sentient landscapes and ceremonial …
Indigenous spirituality surrounding Serianthes trees in Micronesia: Traditional practice, conservation, and resistance
Spiritual connections to the natural world are fundamental to Micronesian worldviews. Structured interviews gathered ethnoecological information about Serianthes. The kosmos-corpus-praxis conceptual framework analyzed spirituality surrounding this leguminous tree and its connection with Indigenous cosmology, traditional knowledge, and practices. We can summarize the results as follows: (a) interspecies relationships expressed through rituals and …
Geography (9 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Indigenous (5 works) · Context (archaeology (4 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works)