Geopolitics and Autonomy [Arctic Perspective Cahier No. 2]

114 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. Abstract:Comprises five essays exploring influence of technology on autonomy of Arctic peoples. Notes that technology complexes form basis of adaptive systems that have enabled indigenous peoples (e.g. Inuit) to live strategically and flexibility. Argues that absence of these qualities and increasing reliance on Western technological systems leads to loss of flexibility and responsiveness that endangers capacity to survive unprecedented change. Contents: Introduction / Michael Bravo with Nicola Triscott Critical art and intervention in the technologies of the Arctic / Nicola Triscott Building autonomy through experiments in technology and skill / Michael Bravo Traveling through layers: Inuit artists appropriate new technologies / Katarina Soukup Trails and tales: multiple stories of human movement and modernity / David Turnbull Post-Cold War Arctic geopolitics: where are the people and the environment? / Lassi Heininen.