Global movements and local historical events: Itelmens of Kamchatka appeal to the United Nations

American Ethnologist

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 642-659

  Koester, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective will and agency; Indigenous movement; Itelmens; Kamchatka; Russia; Structure and event

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544450560     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.2005.32.4.642     Document Type: Article

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