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People of Kauwerak : legends of the northern Eskimo / by William A. Oquilluk with the assistance of Laurel L. Bland.

Oquilluk, William A., 1896-1972 (Author). Bland, Laurel L. (Added Author). Lehman, Ellen (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0935094075
  • ISBN: 9780935094077
  • Physical Description: xviii, 242 pages : maps, portrait ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Second edition.
  • Publisher: Anchorage, Alaska : Alaska Pacific University Press, 1981.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The writing of this book -- We are the Inupiat: the northern Eskimos -- The first disaster -- The journey -- The second disaster -- The third disaster -- After the third disaster -- The aungutguhks and shamishes of Kauwerak -- The founding of Kauwerak -- The Eagle-wolf messenger feast -- Stories of the kazghi -- The fourth disaster -- Epilogue: Some Kauwerek history -- Glossary.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
Presented by Ellen Lehman, March 2018.
Subject:
Inupiat > Alaska > Folklore.
Inupiat > Alaska > Social life and customs.
Inupiat (Inuits) > Alaska > Folklore.
Inupiat
Inupiat > Social life and customs
Alaska
Genre:
legends (literary genre)
Folklore
Legends
Legends.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 99 .I59 F6 O64 1981 680961 Stacks Available -