Alaska Native (AN) peoples have resided in rural, collectivist systems of being for time
immemorial (Napoleon, 2013; Oleksa, 2005). However, AN history has been punctuated by …

Quality of life (QOL) is often complicated by global measures that ignore the uniqueness of
culture and context. The research is inundated with Western influence and colonized …

Abstract The perspectives of Alaska Native (AN) peoples are rarely represented in quality of
life (QOL) research. AN representation and voice is imperative to mitigating health …

Making up more than ten percent of Alaska's population, Native Alaskans are the state's
largest minority group. Yet most non-Native Alaskans know surprisingly little about the …

Focus group research was conducted to examine indigenous conceptions of wellness
among the Yup'ik Eskimos of southwestern Alaska. The dialogue on wellness emphasized …

Alaska Native populations have undergone relatively rapid changes in nearly every aspect
of life over the past half century. Overall lifestyles have shifted from subsistence-based to …

Alaska is warming twice as fast as the global average. These environmental changes
interact with social and economic changes and have particularly strong impacts on rural …

Alaska, the self-stylized “last frontier” of the USA, did not put a lot of emphasis on issues of
quality of life during its early colonial years. When Russians showed up first in the …

Assimilation policies and practices of past centuries systematically distanced Alaska Native
peoples from traditional activities that sustained them for centuries. In the late 20 th century …

Purpose. Research shows severe health and social disparities among particular groups in
the United States. Foremost among these are indigenous American Indian and Alaska …