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Title:
Make prayers to the raven : a Koyukon view of the northern forest
JLCTITLE245:
Richard K. Nelson.
Personal Author:
Nelson, Richard K.
Publication Information:
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1983.
Physical Description:
xvi, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780226571621

9780226571638
Abstract:
Portrayal of the Koyukon people and their natural surroundings based on sixteen months of living in the villages of Huslia and Hughes, Alaska between 1968 to 1972.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index.
Subject Term:
Koyukon Indians.

Human ecology -- Alaska.

Natural history -- Alaska.
Added Author:
Lehman, Ellen J., 1944-
Personal Name:
lance gillette binder

Grace Schaible donor
Variant Title:
Portion of title: Koyukon view of the northern forest
Contents:
The People -- The watchful world -- Earth, air, and sky -- The plants -- Earth animals -- The fishes -- The birds -- The small mammals -- The predatory mammals -- The large mammals -- Ecological patterns and conservation practices -- Principles of Koyukon world view -- Nature and the Koyukon tradition -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. The study ; The boreal environment ; Koyukon terms for natural entities ; Uses for selected major species.
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