Un/covering the north : news, media and aboriginal people / Valerie Alia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alia, Valerie, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples and mass media--Canada, Northern.

Indigenous peoples and mass media.

Indian mass media--Canada, Northern.

Indian mass media.

Mass media--Canada, Northern.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Uncovering the north

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite setbacks and cutbacks, Canada leads the world in northern and Aboriginal communications. This book provides a comprehensive survey of communications in the circumpolar region, focusing on the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic but also looking at the circumpolar North (Alaska, Siberia, Greenland, and the Nordic/Saami nations). Radio, television, magazines, newspapers, and web sites are all covered. As technologies and access improve, Aboriginal people are increasingly taking control of their own representation and consolidating their presence in northern media. Alia concludes that Canada will maintain its leadership in northern communications in the years ahead, given the topic's far-reaching importance and international context.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations and Maps; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chronology of Northern Events and Developments; Introduction; 1 Southern Exposure: Portrayals of the North; 2 Communications in Context: Language, Literacy, Politics, and Education; 3 The Evolution of Communications in the North; 4 Technology and the Circumpolar Village: Networking, Broadcasting, and Accessing the Future; 5 Communications in Yukon; 6 Print Media Coverage Up Here and Outside; 7 Old Patterns, Future Directions; Appendices; A: Native News Network of Canada Statement of Principles

B: Brief to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal PeoplesC: Catalogue of Northern Community Radio; D: Catalogue of Northern Newspapers and Magazines; E: Catalogue of Northern Internet Resources; F: Catalogue of Broadcast Sites for Television Northern Canada (TVNC); Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13211-7

9786613132116

0-7748-5632-7

OCLC:

923444773