Lynn A Robbins
Biographic Data
| ID | 93741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lynn A Robbins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lynn A |
| FAMILY NAME | Robbins |
| SIGNATURE | ROBBINS L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Washington University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Joseph Gilbert Jorgensen (1934-2008)
Breaking the Iron Bonds
Tribal Assets
Subsistence hunting and natural resource extraction
Even though modern technology has eased the burden and reduced some of the risks associated with marine mammal hunting in the Bering Sea, the Yupik‐speaking Eskimos of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, confront the harsh and threatening Arctic environment in much the same way as their ancestors did 20 centuries ago. These Eskimo hunters still obtain more than two‐thirds of their foodstuffs and a portion of their clothing and tools from naturally occur…
Oil Developments and Community Responses in Norton Sound, Alaska
This study compares impacts of oil developments on the North Slope with perceptions of expected oil impacts in the Norton Sound-Bering Sea region of Alaska. Norton Sound-Bering Sea Native communities will not be entitled to oil royalties and other local government income because developments will go beyond their territorial jurisdiction, unlike North Slope villages. Although attitude surveys show opposition to developments based on impressions ab…
Upper Skagit (Washington) and Gambell (Alaska) Indian Reorganization Act Governments
INTRODUCTION\nRecently Wilcomb Washburn (1984) asserted that Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) governments were freely chosen by many tribes and bands and are suited to Indian notions of governance. Two IRA governments of Native American groups are analyzed here: the Upper Skagit Tribe of western Washington State and the St. Lawrence Island Eskimos of Gambell, Alaska. The relationships these groups have with federal, state and county governments an…
Tribal Assets
Oil Developments and Community Responses in Norton Sound, Alaska
This study compares impacts of oil developments on the North Slope with perceptions of expected oil impacts in the Norton Sound-Bering Sea region of Alaska. Norton Sound-Bering Sea Native communities will not be entitled to oil royalties and other local government income because developments will go beyond their territorial jurisdiction, unlike North Slope villages. Although attitude surveys show opposition to developments based on impressions ab…
Joseph Gilbert Jorgensen (1934-2008)
Upper Skagit (Washington) and Gambell (Alaska) Indian Reorganization Act Governments
INTRODUCTION\nRecently Wilcomb Washburn (1984) asserted that Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) governments were freely chosen by many tribes and bands and are suited to Indian notions of governance. Two IRA governments of Native American groups are analyzed here: the Upper Skagit Tribe of western Washington State and the St. Lawrence Island Eskimos of Gambell, Alaska. The relationships these groups have with federal, state and county governments an…
Upper Skagit (Washington) and Gambell (Alaska) Indian Reorganization Act Governments
INTRODUCTION\nRecently Wilcomb Washburn (1984) asserted that Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) governments were freely chosen by many tribes and bands and are suited to Indian notions of governance. Two IRA governments of Native American groups are analyzed here: the Upper Skagit Tribe of western Washington State and the St. Lawrence Island Eskimos of Gambell, Alaska. The relationships these groups have with federal, state and county governments an…
Oil Developments and Community Responses in Norton Sound, Alaska
This study compares impacts of oil developments on the North Slope with perceptions of expected oil impacts in the Norton Sound-Bering Sea region of Alaska. Norton Sound-Bering Sea Native communities will not be entitled to oil royalties and other local government income because developments will go beyond their territorial jurisdiction, unlike North Slope villages. Although attitude surveys show opposition to developments based on impressions ab…
Subsistence hunting and natural resource extraction
Even though modern technology has eased the burden and reduced some of the risks associated with marine mammal hunting in the Bering Sea, the Yupik‐speaking Eskimos of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, confront the harsh and threatening Arctic environment in much the same way as their ancestors did 20 centuries ago. These Eskimo hunters still obtain more than two‐thirds of their foodstuffs and a portion of their clothing and tools from naturally occur…
Tribal Assets
Breaking the Iron Bonds
Joseph Gilbert Jorgensen (1934-2008)
Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (2 works) · Citation (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Agriculture (1 work) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 work)