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Wise words of the Yup'ik people : we talk to you because we love you
- Title
- Wise words of the Yup'ik people : we talk to you because we love you / Ann Fienup-Riordan ; translations from the Yup'ik by Alice Rearden.
- Author
- Fienup-Riordan, Ann.
- Publication
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.
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Details
- Description
- xlvii, 347 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Based on conversations between Yup'ik elders and younger community members during conventions and gatherings organized by the Calista Elders Council"--Ack.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references p. (319-324) and index.
- Contents
- Elders spoke and young people listened -- A powerful mind -- Boys are like puppies, ears are eyes, and women are death -- Parents and children -- Men and women -- Those who are rich in relatives : extended family relations -- Tuqluucaraq : the way of addressing one's relatives -- The world contains no others, only persons : Yup'ik views of self and other -- Qanrucunailnguut : those who do not listen and adhere -- Eyagyarat : abstinence practices -- Making the past present.
- Call Number
- JGE 05-210
- ISBN
- 0803220227 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0803269129 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005000013
- OCLC
- 57393582
- Author
- Fienup-Riordan, Ann.
- Title
- Wise words of the Yup'ik people : we talk to you because we love you / Ann Fienup-Riordan ; translations from the Yup'ik by Alice Rearden.
- Imprint
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references p. (319-324) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JGE 05-210