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Author:   Ann Fienup-Riordan ,  Marie Meade ,  Alice Rearden
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Edition:   new edition
ISBN:  

9781496205179

ISBN 10:   1496205170
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   01 April 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the New Bison Books Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Yup’ik Transcription and Translation List of Yup’ik Contributors 1. Tegganret Qalartellruut Ayagyuat-llu Niicugniluteng Elders Spoke and Young People Listened 2. Umyuaq Tuknilria A Powerful Mind 3. Qanruyutet-gguq Egelrutaakut They Say the Qanruyutet Guide Our Lives 4. Angayuqat Mikelnguut-llu Parents and Children 5. Angutet Arnat-llu Men and Women 6. Ilameggnek Tukuulriit Those Who Are Rich in Relatives 7. Tuqluucaraq The Way of Addressing One’s Relatives 8. Eyagyarat Abstinence Practices 9. Tuarpiaq Yuuyaraat Yupiit Teguq’aqsi Catching the Yup’ik Way of Life Glossary Tuqluutet: Yup’ik Kinship and Relational Terms  

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Significant and timely. . . . Wise Words of the Yup'ik People and Yup'ik Words of Wisdom together honor the richness of oral tradition among Alaska Natives while addressing a broader audience of the next generation of Yup'ik people, scholars of various disciplines, and policymakers alike. -Andrea D. Robertson, Pacific Northwest Quarterly [Yup'ik Words of Wisdom] will prove to be a valuable record of Yup'ik tradition and knowledge not only for young people who might want to spend a few minutes reading, but also for scholars of oral history in the future. -Polar Record Valuable. . . . These texts are important vehicles for both the preservation and use of Yup'ik traditional knowledge for self-determination. -CHOICE

[Yup'ik Words of Wisdom] will prove to be a valuable record of Yup'ik tradition and knowledge not only for young people who might want to spend a few minutes reading, but also for scholars of oral history in the future. -Polar Record * Polar Record * Valuable. . . . These texts are important vehicles for both the preservation and use of Yup'ik traditional knowledge for self-determination. -CHOICE * CHOICE * Significant and timely. . . . Wise Words of the Yup'ik People and Yup'ik Words of Wisdom together honor the richness of oral tradition among Alaska Natives while addressing a broader audience of the next generation of Yup'ik people, scholars of various disciplines, and policymakers alike. -Andrea D. Robertson, Pacific Northwest Quarterly -- Andrea D. Robertson * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *

Author Information

Ann Fienup-Riordan is an independent scholar. She is the author and editor of many books, including Hunting Tradition in a Changing World: Yup’ik Lives in Alaska Today and Wise Words of the Yup’ik People: We Talk to You because We Love You, New Edition (Nebraska, 2018). Alice Rearden is a Yup’ik speaker and leading translator for the Calista Elders Council.  

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