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I AM ESKIMO; AKNIK MY NAME

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Green, Paul
Abbe Abbot, Assistant author
George Ahgupuk, illustrator
1959

Very Useful
Book
Iñupiaq
Referenced by: Alaska Yukon Library

Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Theme(s): Tribe/Community, Cultural Expression, Living in Place

This is told in the first person by Paul Green (Aknik) of Kivalina who was born in 1901 and lived and spoke the traditional Eskilmo way . The Ahgupuk line drawings compliment the text perfectly. This could be used in Native Studies curricululm, as a good source for school reports and would make a dandy Read-Aloud for younger students.

ISBN 0-88240-001-0 paperback edition

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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