Title:
When our words return : writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Phyllis Morrow and William Schneider.
Publication Information:
Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1995.
Physical Description:
ix, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780874211993
9780874211955
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Term:
Personal Name:
James Ruppert donor
Contents:
With a vision beyond our immediate needs: oral traditions in an age of literacy / Elsie Mather -- On shaky ground: folklore, collaboration, and problematic outcomes / Phyllis Morrow -- "Pete's Song": establishing meaning through story and song / Julie Cruikshank -- Seeing wisely, crying wolf: a cautionary tale on the Euro-Yup'ik border / Robin Barker -- "They talked of the land with respect": interethnic communication in the documentation of historical places and cemetery sites / Robert M. Drozda -- A bright light ahead of us: Belle Deacon's stories in English and Deg Hit'an / James Ruppert -- The days of yore: Alutiiq mythical time / Patricia H. Partnow -- Lessons from Alaska natives about oral tradition and recordings / William Schneider -- The weight of tradition and the writer's work / Mary Odden.