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Our Words Put to Paper

Our Words Put to Paper Akuzilleput Igaqullghet

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Publisher's Synopsis

The St. Lawrence Island Yupik population, sitting between the US and Russia, has borrowed culturally and linguistically from both. Here, the combining of historical documents with present day elders stories bridges memories with traditional knoweldge never previously shared in writing. It deals with such topics as: pre-Christian festivals, birth and death rituals, famines and epidemics and reinder herding, among many others.

Book information

ISBN: 9780967342931
Publisher: Arctic Studies Center-Smithsonian Institution
Imprint: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History
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Language: English
Number of pages: 464
Weight: -1g
Height: 280mm
Width: 216mm