Art and Eskimo Power The Life and Times of Alaskan Howard Rock |
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| Author:
| Morgan, Lael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60223-021-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Alaska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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At Howard Rock's birth, a shaman predicted that he would become a great man. Born in 1911 in a sod igloo in Point Hope, an ancient Eskimo village, Howard became an accomplished artist and crusading newspaper editor who helped to defend his people from a controversial Atomic Energy Commission proposal to excavate a harbor near his native village with an atomic blast.
Art and Eskimo Power chronicles the life of this influential and artist, editor, and...
More Description At Howard Rock's birth, a shaman predicted that he would become a great man. Born in 1911 in a sod igloo in Point Hope, an ancient Eskimo village, Howard became an accomplished artist and crusading newspaper editor who helped to defend his people from a controversial Atomic Energy Commission proposal to excavate a harbor near his native village with an atomic blast. Art and Eskimo Power chronicles the life of this influential and artist, editor, and founder of the Tundra Times--under whose leadership the newspaper helped to organize Alaska's native people to press their aboriginal land claims before Congress, which ultimately led to their being awarded over $1 billion and 40 million acres.