Fifty miles from tomorrow : a memoir of Alaska and the real people

Summary: Documents the author's traditional childhood north of the Arctic Circle, his decision to pursue an education in the continental U.S., and his successful lobbying efforts that convinced the government to allocate land and monetary resources to Alaska's natives in compensation for incursions on their way of life.

Record details

ISBN: 9780374154844
ISBN: 0374154848
Physical Description: print
xii, 256 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Sarah Crichton Books, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Maps -- Inupiaq writing and pronunciation -- Prologue -- Qaugriruna: I become conscious -- Ilatka: My family -- Ikkattuq: At camp -- Aachikkan!: I'm scared! -- Kigutinnu: Toothache -- Qitiktuaqtugut: We play -- Umiaqpak: North Star -- Aglagraqtugut: We go to school -- Ikayuqti: Helper -- Ausaaqtuna: I go outside -- Aksraktautit: Shifting gears -- Nunavut tigummiun!: Hold on to the land! -- Tigulugu!: Claim it! -- Arguanaruaq: Militant -- Sakuuktuna: Working hard in Juneau -- Anuyaktugut: Battling with the great white father -- Naniqaqtugut!: We have light! -- Atautchikuaq: As one -- Tuvaaqatiga: My companion -- Manignit analatchirugut: We become businessmen -- Iggich isuat: End of the mountains -- Inuit Katirut: Inuit gather -- Puttuqsriruna: Ephiphany in Nome -- Qianak! Sivutmun!: Don't cry! Move forward! -- Inupiat ilrtqusiat: Inupiat spirit -- Epilogue -- Inupiaq: Language and the people -- Inupiaq glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index.