Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit by Paul John

Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit by Paul John

For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people.

"Fienup-Riordan is renowned for her intelligent anthropological essays and for her close involvement with Yup'ik communities.[This] volume is remarkable because it presents not only an incredible variety of narratives, but also documents the wealth of oral narratives that one individual might possess. The book is a marvelous contribution to the study of Eskimo literature and oratory."

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Paul John was among the last to receive a traditional Yup'ik education, spending his childhood in the communal men's house, where he heard constant recitations of Yup'ik tales and personal experiences. In 2002 he received the Alaska Governor's Award as Distinguished Humanities Educator. Sophie Shield is an accomplished translator and educator working for the Bilingual Department of the Lower Kuskokwan School District in Bethel, Alaska. Ann Fienup-Riordan is an anthropologist and author of numerous books on the peoples of Alaska, including The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks, Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer, and Freeze Frame: Alaska Eskimos in the Movies.

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ISBN 13	9780295983509
ISBN 10	0295983507
Title	Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit
Author	Paul John
Series	Stories For Future Generations Qulirat Qanemcit-Llu Kinguvarcimalriit
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Washington Press
Year published	2003-10-01
Number of pages	856
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