Dinjii Vadzaih Dhidlit The Man Who Became a Caribou : Gwich'in Stories and Conversations from Alaska and the Yukon

Craig Mishler (editor), Kenneth Frank (editor), Allan Hayton (contributor), Crystal Frank (contributor), Caroline Tritt-Frank (contributor)

Paperback (31 Jan 2020) | English,Gwich'in

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Publisher's Synopsis

Dinjii Vadzaih Dhidlit: The Man Who Became a Caribou is a new bilingual volume based on a series of oral interviews with Gwich'in elders living in rural northeast Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Richly illustrated, the book covers a wide range of topics based on traditional harvesting and use of caribou from ancient to contemporary times. It also reveals traditional beliefs and taboos about caribou and includes a detailed naming system for caribou anatomy.

Book information

ISBN:	9780996748070
Publisher:	International Polar Institute
Imprint:	International Polar Institute Press
Pub date:	31 Jan 2020
DEWEY:	305.89972
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English,Gwich'in
Number of pages:	463
Weight:	954g
Height:	242mm
Width:	172mm
Spine width:	40mm