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This book explores indigenous dances and social relationships surrounding the dance activities among Yupik on St. Lawrence Island and IÃupiat in UtqiaÄvik, Northern Alaska. Yupik and IÃupiat proudly distinguish their indigenous styles of dance, locally called âEskimo danceâ, from Western styles of dance, such as ballroom, disco or ballet. Based on two years of intensive fieldwork and 18 years of experience living in Alaska, Ikuta sets out to understand how Yupik and IÃupiaq dances are at the centre of social relationships with the environment, among humans, between humans and animals, and between Native and the Euro-American societies. It also examines how the nature and structure of dance are connected to cultural politics, wrought by political, economic and historical events.



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Introduction; 1 Political Landscape of St. Lawrence Island Yupik and Iñupiaq Dance; 2 Dance, Drum, and Song as Equilateral Triangle; 3 Embodied Knowledge and Relations with the Environment; 4 Dance, Happiness and Personhood; 5 Ways of Speaking and Ways of Dancing; 6 Indigenous Dance, Heritage Festivals and Reciprocity; Conclusion

The Sociality of Indigenous Dance in Alaska

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 1/29/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780367641733
      978-0367641733
      ISBN-10 0367641739
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book explores indigenous dances and social relationships surrounding the dance activities among Yupik on St. Lawrence Island and IÃupiat in UtqiaÄvik, Northern Alaska. Yupik and IÃupiat proudly distinguish their indigenous styles of dance, locally called âEskimo danceâ, from Western styles of dance, such as ballroom, disco or ballet. Based on two years of intensive fieldwork and 18 years of experience living in Alaska, Ikuta sets out to understand how Yupik and IÃupiaq dances are at the centre of social relationships with the environment, among humans, between humans and animals, and between Native and the Euro-American societies. It also examines how the nature and structure of dance are connected to cultural politics, wrought by political, economic and historical events.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction; 1 Political Landscape of St. Lawrence Island Yupik and Iñupiaq Dance; 2 Dance, Drum, and Song as Equilateral Triangle; 3 Embodied Knowledge and Relations with the Environment; 4 Dance, Happiness and Personhood; 5 Ways of Speaking and Ways of Dancing; 6 Indigenous Dance, Heritage Festivals and Reciprocity; Conclusion

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