Cultural Identity, Mental Health, and Suicide Prevention: What Can We Learn from Unangax Culture?

IF 0.5 4区 社会学 Q1 Social Sciences Arctic Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI:10.3368/aa.55.1.119
S. O'Rourke, Nadine Kochuten, Chantae Kochuten, Katherine Reedy
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Many Indigenous peoples in Alaska have high suicide rates. The Unangan/s, however, have a rate reported to be below those of other Alaska Natives. Using data derived from literature review, autoethnography, and correspondence with Unangan/s and clinicians who serve them, we explore the validity of Unangax suicide statistics and the relationship between this people’s unique multifaceted—yet integrated—identity and mental health. We propose their low suicide rate stems from having a clear perception of their integrated cultural identity and the ability to fulfill their culture’s standards of personhood through engagement in culturally congruent activities (specifically, commercial fishing and Russian Orthodoxy) and cultural revitalization. To aid in suicide prevention, we advocate for culturally relevant mental health services, programs that facilitate cultural-identity clarity, and culturally congruent economic development. Future research should ascertain local conceptions of personhood and suicide and empirically examine interactions of cultural-identity clarity, culturally congruent activities, and psychological well-being.
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文化认同、心理健康和自杀预防:我们能从乌南加文化中学到什么?
阿拉斯加许多土著居民的自杀率很高。然而,据报道,乌南甘人的死亡率低于其他阿拉斯加原住民。通过文献综述、民族志、与乌南加人以及为他们服务的临床医生的通信,我们探索了乌南加人自杀统计数据的有效性,以及乌南加人独特的多面性(但又综合的)身份与心理健康之间的关系。我们认为,他们的低自杀率源于对其综合文化认同的清晰认识,以及通过参与与文化一致的活动(特别是商业捕鱼和俄罗斯东正教)和文化复兴来实现其文化人格标准的能力。为了帮助预防自杀,我们提倡与文化相关的心理健康服务,促进文化认同清晰化的项目,以及与文化一致的经济发展。未来的研究应该确定当地关于人格和自杀的概念,并实证检验文化认同清晰度、文化一致性活动和心理健康之间的相互作用。
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Arctic Anthropology
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期刊介绍: Arctic Anthropology, founded in 1962 by Chester S. Chard, is an international journal devoted to the study of Old and New World northern cultures and peoples. Archaeology, ethnology, physical anthropology, and related disciplines are represented, with emphasis on: studies of specific cultures of the arctic, subarctic and contiguous regions of the world; the peopling of the New World; relationships between New World and Eurasian cultures of the circumpolar zone; contemporary problems and culture change among northern peoples; and new directions in interdisciplinary northern research.
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