Life lived like a story : life stories of three Yukon native elders
Title:
Life lived like a story : life stories of three Yukon native elders
JLCTITLE245:
by Julie Cruikshank in collaboration with Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1990.
Physical Description:
xvi, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780803214477
Series:
Abstract:
Transcribed oral life histories of three elder native women (Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith and Annie Ned) of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, who lived in the southern Yukon Territory through most of the 20th century. One is the last living speaker of Tagish Athapaskan, and two speak Southern Tutchore. Includes map and family trees, and a glossary of native terms.
Reading Level:
870 L Lexile
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-393) and index.
Subject Term:
Personal Name:
Jack Bernet donor
Contents:
My stories are my wealth : Angela Sidney -- My roots grow in jackpine roots : Kitty Smith -- Old-style words are just like school : Annie Ned.