Authentic Alaska
Voices of Its Native Writers
In this lively and sometimes poignant collection of essays and autobiographies, nearly fifty Alaska Native writers tell of their unique way of life and bear witness to the sweeping cultural changes occurring in their lifetimes.They explore a range of experiences and issues, including skinning a polar bear; traditional domestic and subsistence practices; marriage customs; alcoholism; the challenges and opportunities of modern education; balancing traditional and contemporary demands; discrimination; adapting to urban life; the treatment of Native peoples in school textbooks; and the social realities of speaking standard and village English.Wit…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Creed, John
- ISBN: 978-0-8032-5933-1
- EAN: 9780803259331
- Produktnummer: 9031795
- Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
- Seitenangabe: 180 S.
- Masse: H15.4 cm x B22.8 cm x D1.8 cm 316 g
- Abbildungen: Illus., map
- Gewicht: 316
Über den Autor
Susan B. Andrews and John Creed are award-winning journalists and associate professors in the humanities at the Chukchi campus of the University of Alaska in Kotzebue.
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