| Nunamiut: Among Alaska's Inland Eskimos Contributor(s): Ingstad, Helge (Author) |
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ISBN: 088150761X ISBN-13: 9780881507614 Publisher: Countryman Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: In 1949 Helge Ingstad flew into a very remote area of northern Alaska where the last surviving group of Nunamiut Eskimos, a highly mobile caribou hunting people, still resided. "Nunamiut: Among Alaska's Inland Eskimos" is Ingstad's richly detailed account of his nine-month stay among this small, 65-person community of hunters and gatherers. He recorded their legends and songs, documented their daily lives in photos and motion pictures, and participated in their caribou hunts and fishing expeditions. At the conclusion of Ingstad's stay, the Nunamiut extended an exceptional gesture of friendship by naming a mountain located at the summit of Anaktuvuk Pass in his memory. In the more than 50 years since, that peak has been locally known as Ingstad Mountain. Upon Ingstad's death in 2001, the community of Anaktuvuk Pass petitioned the United States Board on Geographic Names to officially name the mountain after him, and in the spring of 2006, Ingstad Mountain was officially designated on all future maps of the area. 45 black & white photographs, 21 black & white illustrations, index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.897 |
| LCCN: 2006047422 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.90 lbs) 303 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
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| Publisher Description: In 1949 Helge Ingstad flew into Northern Alaska where the Nunamiut people, a caribou-hunting group, resided. Ingstad was the first Westerner to visit the region. After living with the Nunamiut for nine months, such was the admiration for Ingstad that they wanted to name a beautiful mountain in their territory after him. And, in the 50+ years since then the mountain has been known locally as Ingstad Mountain. When Ingstad passed away in 2001 at the age of 101, a petition was made to the U.S. Geological Survey to officially name the mountain after Ingstad. In 2006 Ingstad Mountain officially enters the U.S. Geological Survey maps.Nunamiut is Ingstad's fascinating account of that nine-month visit with the Nunamiut. He learned their language, recorded their legends and superstitions, and participated in their caribou hunts and fishing expeditions. His personal account is an engrossing and original work. 45 black & white photographs, 21 black & white illustrations, index. |