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Shem Pete's Alaska

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Pete, Shem
33 other Dena'ina Edlers
Editors: Dr. James Kari and James A. Fall
1987

Very Useful
Book
Athabascan
Referenced by: The CIRI Foundation

Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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

"Shem Pete's Alaska is a geography of the Cook Inlet region of Alaska, based on the lifetime travels and knowledge of Shem Pete and 33 other Dena'ina elders. The book contains over 700 Dena'ina place names of the western Cook Inlet region, including extensive commentary. It also provides information about unique beluga hunting and salmon fishing. Dena'ina dialects, settlement patterns, music, potlatch wealth, traditional chiefs and more. Dr. James Kari and James A. Fall, editors. Published by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Funded by grants from Cook Inlet Region, Inc., 1985 Alaska Legislature and the University of Alaska Language Center. 330 pages. Photographs, maps and charts."
Paperback: ISBN: 1-55500-016-9 (Alaska Native Language Center);
ISBN: 0-938227-00-9 (The CIRI Foundation)
Cost: $15.00

To order, contact:
The CIRI Foundation
2600 Cordova Street, Suite 206
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Telephone (907) 263-5582

Information about the resource can be found at:
ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O.Box 756730
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

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