Title:
Wise words of the Yup'ik people : we talk to you because we love you
JLCTITLE245:
Ann Fienup-Riordan ; translations from the Yup'ik by Alice Rearden.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.
Physical Description:
xlvii, 347 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780803220225
9780803269125
General Note:
"Based on conversations between Yup'ik elders and younger community members during conventions and gatherings organized by the Calista Elders Council"--Ack.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references p. (319-324) and index.
Contents:
Elders spoke and young people listened -- A powerful mind -- Boys are like puppies, ears are eyes, and women are death -- Parents and children -- Men and women -- Those who are rich in relatives : extended family relations -- Tuqluucaraq : the way of addressing one's relatives -- The world contains no others, only persons : Yup'ik views of self and other -- Qanrucunailnguut : those who do not listen and adhere -- Eyagyarat : abstinence practices -- Making the past present.