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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/creator Fienup-Riordan, Ann
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxlvii, 347 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
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 : the desertion of the qasgi.
General note"Based on conversations between Yup'ik elders and younger community members during conventions and gatherings organized by the Calista Elders Council"--Acknowledgements.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 319-324) and index.
LCCN 2005000013
ISBN0803220227 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0803269129 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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