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WHEN OUR WORDS RETURN; Writing, Hearing, and Remembering. Oral Traditions of Alaska and the Yukon

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Morrow, ed., Phyllis
Schneider, ed. , William

1995

Very Useful
Book
Iñupiaq, Yup'ik, Athabascan, Aleut, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian
Referenced by: Alaska Yukon Library

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

Theme(s): Exploring Horizons, Language/Communication

"If oral traditions are recounted faithfully and respectfully they will return to future generations". This is collection of essays all focus on questions of interpretation and representation; how oral narrative is produced and understood in a given time, place, and cultural context. Barre Toelken, author of THE DYNAMICS OF FOLKLORE says "In many ways, this is a ground-breaking book. Its topic is inherently interesting; its approach (non-Natives taking Native perspectives seriously) is new."

ISBN 87421-199-9
87421-195-6 pbk

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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