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1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
With a vision beyond our immediate needs: oral traditions in an age of literacy / Elsie Mather -- On shaky ground: folklore, collaboration, and problematic outcomes / Phyllis Morrow -- "Pete's Song": establishing meaning through story and song / Julie Cruikshank -- Seeing wisely, crying wolf: a cautionary tale on the Euro-Yup'ik border / Robin Barker -- "They talked of the land with respect": interethnic communication in the documentation of historical places and cemetery sites / Robert M. Drozda -- A bright light ahead of us: Belle Deacon's stories in English and Deg Hit'an / James Ruppert -- Days of yore: Alutiiq mythical time / Patricia H. Partnow -- Lessons from Alaska natives about oral tradition and recordings / William Schneider -- Weight of tradition and the writer's work / Mary Odden. |
| Summary |
"The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to benefit future generations. The contributors to this volume are concerned with the interpretation and representation of oral narrative and how it is shaped by its audience and the time, place, and cultural context of the narration. Thus, oral traditions are understood as a series of dialogues between tradition bearers and their listeners, including those who record, write, and interpret."--Publisher's description. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Folklore.
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Indians of North America. |
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Alaska. |
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Folklore.
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Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Folklore.
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Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Languages -- Writing.
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Language and languages. |
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Writing. |
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Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Languages -- Writing.
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Oral tradition -- Alaska.
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Oral tradition. |
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Oral tradition -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
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Tales -- Alaska -- Structural analysis.
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Tales. |
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Tales -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Structural analysis.
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Morrow, Phyllis.
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Schneider, William S., 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: When our words return. Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©1995 0874211999 (DLC) 95032445 (OCoLC)32778864 |
| ISBN |
9780874213768 (electronic book) |
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0874213762 (electronic book) |
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1283077981 |
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9781283077989 |
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0874211999 |
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9780874211993 |
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0874211956 |
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9780874211955 |
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