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LORE OF ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND; ECHOES OF OUR ESKIMO ELDERS V.2 savoonga

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Willis Walunga, Anders Apassingok
Raymond Oozevseuk
Edward Tennant
1987

Useful
Book
St. Lawrence Island (Siberian) Yupik
Referenced by: Alaska Yukon Library

Grade Level(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Theme(s): Language/Communication, Cultural Expression

This book recalls Eskillmo lilfe as it was lived on the island at Savoonga in the early l900's. Savoonga was begun as a settlement in 1914 with the arrival of the reindeer herds. There is information here about reindeer herding, history and customs and a section of 'remarkable stories' based on rich imagination which have become part of life and lore on the island.

Information about the resource can be found at:
Alaska Yukon Library
Anchorage, AK
Telephone: (907) 474-5897
email: Alaska Yukon Library

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