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Title:
Raising ourselves : a Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River
JLCTITLE245:
Velma Wallis ; illustrated by James L. Grant, Sr.
Personal Author:
Wallis, Velma.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Kenmore, WA : Epicenter Press, c2002.
Physical Description:
212 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780970849304
General Note:
"Alaska book adventures."
Abstract:
Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Raising Ourselves is an irresistible story of growing up Gwich'in. It is gritty and sobering yet filled with laughter even a to present. But hope pushes back hopelessness, and a new strength and wisdom emerge.
Reading Level:
980 L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 6.6 9 Quiz 81939 English non-fiction.
Personal Subject:
Wallis, Velma.
Subject Term:
Gwich'in Indians -- Alcohol use -- Alaksa -- Fort Yukon.

Alcoholism -- Alaska -- Fort Yukon.

Gwich'in Indians -- Alaksa -- Fort Yukon -- Biography.

Gwich'in women -- Alaska -- Fort Yukon -- Biography.

Gwich'in Indians -- Alaska -- Fort Yukon.

Authors -- Alaska -- Biography.
Geographic Term:
Fort Yukon (Alaska) -- Social life and customs.
Genre:
Juvenile materials.
Variant Title:
Portion of title: Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River
Contents:
Fort Yukon -- Itchoo -- Nina -- Pete -- Hannah -- Mae -- Siblings and seasonal friends -- Uptown and school -- Life in the sixties -- Times of change -- Turning points -- Back and forth -- Back home -- Neegoogwandah -- Learning new skills -- Struggles -- Going to Oregon -- Back to Fort Yukon -- Barry.
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