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Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

By Ann Fienup-Riordan

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About the book

The Yup'ik people of southwest Alaska were among the last Arctic peoples to come into contact with non-Natives, and as a result, Yup'ik language and many traditions remain vital into the twenty-first century. Wise Words of the Yup'ik People documents their qanruyutait (adages, words of wisdom, and oral instructions) regarding the proper living of life. Throughout history these distinctive adages have guided the relations between men and women, parents and children, siblings and cousins, fellow v...Show more

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9781496204967

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University of Nebraska Press

Published year

2018

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1

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Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

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Hardcover

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