Abstracts
Abstract
In the decades following the 1988 Nome-Provideniya Friendship Flight that marked the beginning of a “thaw” in US-USSR Cold War politics, the Bering Strait region has been the site of continuous exchanges between the Indigenous communities of Chukotka and Alaska. Ranging from relatively small family reunions to regional multi-community events, these bilateral transcontinental gatherings have facilitated the sharing of Indigenous knowledge, languages, and expressive culture—all reflected in present-day ideas and practices surrounding food. Envisioning the Bering Food Bridge as both a metaphor and a model for exploring culture and cuisine, this article employs a synergistic framework of anthropological and artistic research to offer an ethnographic excursion into the contemporary foodways in the Yupik, Inupiaq, and Chukchi communities in the region of the Bering Strait.
Keywords:
- Arctic,
- Bering Strait,
- foodways,
- aesthetics,
- Yupiget,
- Inupiat,
- Chukchi
Résumé
Dans les décennies qui ont suivi le « Vol de l’amitié » Nome-Provideniya de 1988 qui a marqué le début d’un « dégel » dans la politique de la guerre froide entre les États-Unis et l’URSS, la région du détroit de Béring a été le lieu d’échanges continus entre les communautés autochtones de Tchoukotka et d’Alaska. Allant de réunions de famille relativement petites à des événements multicommunautaires régionaux, ces rassemblements transcontinentaux ont facilité le partage bilatéral de connaissances, de langues et de formes de culture expressive autochtones, le tout reflété dans les idées et les pratiques actuelles entourant la nourriture. Envisageant le « Bering Food Bridge » (ou « pont culinaire de Béring ») à la fois comme une métaphore et un modèle d’exploration de la culture et de la cuisine, cet article combine approche anthropologique et approche artistique et offre l’occasion d’une excursion ethnographique au sein des habitudes alimentaires contemporaines des communautés yupik, inupiaq et tchouktches de la région du détroit de Béring.
Mots-clés:
- Arctique,
- Détroit de Béring,
- modes alimentaires,
- esthétique,
- Yupiget,
- Inupiat,
- Tchoutkches
Аннотация
На протяжении десятилетий, после дружественного рейса Ном-Провидения в 1988 году, ознаменовавшего начало «оттепели» в политике США и СССР времен Холодной войны, район Берингова пролива был местом постоянных обменов между коренными общинами Чукотки и Аляски. Эти двусторонние трансконтинентальные встречи, начиная от относительно небольших семейных воссоединений и заканчивая региональными многопрофильными мероприятиями, способствовали обмену знаний, языков и самобытной культуры коренных народов региона. Все это также отражено в современных идеях и практиках, связанных с традиционной пищей. Рассматривая «Берингов пищевой мост» как метафору и модель для изучения культуры и кухни, данная статья использует синергетическую основу антропологических и эстетических исследований, совершая этнографический экскурс в современную кулинарию среди эскимосов-юпик, инупиаков и чукчей в регионе Берингова пролива.
Ключевые слова:
- Арктика,
- Берингов пролив,
- еда,
- эстетика,
- эскимосы-юпик,
- инупиаты,
- чукчи
Appendices
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