Yup'ik Words of Wisdom: Yupiit Qanruyutait, New Edition Contributor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann (Editor), Meade, Marie (Translator), Rearden, Alice (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1496204972 ISBN-13: 9781496204974 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | United States - State & Local - General |
Dewey: 979.800 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 346 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This bilingual volume focuses on the teachings, experiences, and practical wisdom of expert Native orators as they instruct a younger generation about their place in the world. In carefully crafted presentations, Yup'ik elders speak about their "rules for right living"--values, beliefs, and practices--which illuminate the enduring and still-relevant foundations of their culture today. While the companion volume, Wise Words of the Yup'ik Peopleweaves together hundreds of statements by Yup'ik elders on the values that guide human relationships, Yup'ik Words of Wisdom, highlights the words of expert orators and focuses on key conversations that took place among elders and younger community members as the elders presented their perspectives on the moral underpinnings of Yup'ik social relations. 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. |