Featuring line and construction drawings, historic photographs, and artwork, this book examines the Arctic kayak, its uses, and its importance to the Aleut, Pacific Eskimo, Yupik Eskimo, Inupiat Eskimo, and Siberian peoples. The kayak's role in these societies is explored through the observations of explorers who first viewed this unique…

The report summarizes information from a 5-year study, begun in 1977, of the effects of the introduction of commercial and educational television to isolated communities in rural Alaska. It is intended primarily for residents of villages which participated in the study, for the staff of the schools which were involved, and for Alaskan policy…