Chasing the dark : perspectives on place, history and Alaska Native land claims

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Chasing the dark : perspectives on place, history and Alaska Native land claims / edited by Kenneth L. Pratt.

Pratt, Kenneth L. (Added Author). United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Alaska Region. Division of Environmental & Cultural Resource Management. (Added Author). United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. ANCSA Office. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781607257400
ISBN: 1607257408
Physical Description: xiii, 472 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Anchorage, Alaska : United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, Division of Environmental and Cultural Resources Management, ANCSA Office, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Shipping list no.: 2009-0270-P.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: I. Beginnings -- A history of the ANCSA 14(h)(1) program and significant reckoning points, 1975-2008 / Kenneth L. Pratt -- II. History and culture -- Assault on Qawiaraq : Siberian-Alaskan warfare in historical and cultural context / William L. Sheppard -- Steller's landing site on Kayak Island, 1741 / compiled by Rita A. Miraglia -- Neets'it Gwich'in caribou fences : an oral and documentary history / Alice J. Lynch and Kenneth L. Pratt -- Nataełde, "Roasted Salmon Place" : a summary history of Batzulnetas / William E. Simeone -- Two Koniag place name lists / Matthew B. O'Leary -- Yindastuki and Chilkoot Village : the fates of two Chilkat Tlingit villages claimed under ANCSA section 14(h)(1) / Rita A. Miraglia -- Vestiges of the past / Francis M. Broderick and Kenneth L. Pratt -- Identity and change / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt -- Unmasking Teng'arkaq ("One that will fly") : the story of Kapegcualria / Kenneth L. Pratt -- Going mobile : archeological lessons from historic Buckland communities / David P. Staley -- Tengmiarpak : the giant eagle / Kenneth L. Pratt -- Weaving history from many strands of evidence : Wosnesenski Village / Rita A. Miraglia -- Interpreting the record : Kulukak Bay area place names and cultural geography / Kenneth L. Pratt -- III. Implementation -- Edward W. Nelson's winter sledge journey, 1878-1879 / Matthew B. O'Leary -- The hospitality and assistance of elders : Pete and Ruth Koktelash, Nondalton, Alaska / compiled by Rita A. Miraglia -- "I didn't think I would ever see this place again" / compiled by Robert M. Drozda -- Luck and the art of leaving no stone unturned : the search for Bear Rock Monument / Matthew L. Ganley -- Signs of respect / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt -- Ancient hunting camps at Dickey Lake / Matthew B. O'Leary -- The Chugach smokehouse : a case of mistaken identity / Rita A. Miraglia -- An elder's perspective on the traditional abstinence practice / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt.

Aleutian field images / Dale C. Slaughter -- Reindeer Village of the lower Mulchatna / Matthew B. O'Leary -- Reflections on Russian River / Kenneth L. Pratt -- A caribou hunting complex on the Seward Peninsula / Fred Harden -- Clues to Under-the-Rocks / Kenneth L. Pratt -- Estimating the marine reservoir age at Uyak Bay / Matthew B. O'Leary -- The haunted site of Nasqunartulim Quullra / Kenneth L. Pratt -- IV. Interpretation and innovation -- An Agattu Island journal / Robert M. Drozda -- History and native art / Gerald A. Bair and Kenneth L. Pratt -- Averting the "dreadful days" / Monica Shelden -- A note on the Bladder Festival / Kenneth L. Pratt -- "Before he knew what was going on" : a listener's perspective on the systematizing of oral histories / Michael Seyfert -- Migration story / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt -- The last harvest / Gerald A. Bair -- V. Moving forward -- The ANCSA historical places and cemetery sites collection for the Doyon Region : continuing work with the Culture History Archive / Robert A. Sattler -- Protecting the past for the future / John F.C. Johnson -- Sealaska Corporation 14(h)(1) historic sites / Sarah Demmert -- Local and traditional knowledge of special places / Carl M. Hild -- VI. Appendices -- Appendix A. ANCSA 14(h)(1) program staff lists / Matthew B. O'Leary, Kenneth L. Pratt and Robert M. Drozda ; Respect for traditional knowledge / Howard T. Amos -- Appendix B. ANCSA section 14(h)(1) records / Matthew B. O'Leary, Robert M. Drozda and Kenneth L. Pratt ; ANCSA field maps and native knowledge : GIS in the raw / Robert M. Drozda ; Ahtna copper / Kenneth L. Pratt -- Appendix C. Sketch of native groups and primary places of residence / Matthew B. O'Leary.