Yup'Ik Words of Wisdom Yupiit Qanruyutait |
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| Editor:
| Fienup-Riordan, Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-37444-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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This bilingual volume focuses on the teachings, experience, and practical wisdom of expert Native orators as they instruct a younger generation about their place in the world. In carefully crafted presentations, Yup ik elders speak about their "rules for right living" values, beliefs, and practices which illuminate the enduring and still relevant foundations of their culture today. While the companion volume Wise Words of the Yup'ik People weaves together hundreds of statements by Yup...
More DescriptionThis bilingual volume focuses on the teachings, experience, and practical wisdom of expert Native orators as they instruct a younger generation about their place in the world. In carefully crafted presentations, Yup ik elders speak about their "rules for right living" values, beliefs, and practices which illuminate the enduring and still relevant foundations of their culture today. While the companion volume Wise Words of the Yup'ik People weaves together hundreds of statements by Yup ik elders on the values that guide human relationships, Yup ik Words of Wisdom highlights the words of expert orators and focuses on key conversations that took place among elders and younger community members as the elders presented their perspectives on the moral underpinnings of Yup ik social relations."