In the minds of most Americans, Native culture in Alaska amounts to Eskimos and igloos….The latest publication of the Alaska Geographic Society offers an accessible and attractive antidote to such misconceptions. Native Cultures in Alaska blends beautiful photographs with informative text to create a striking portrait of the state’s diverse and dynamic indigenous population.
Table of Content
Introduction: Uniquely Alaskan – 7, Map – 10, Looking Forward, Looking Back – 23, Unangˆx (Aleut) – 41, Riding Ungiikan Home, by Barbara Švarný Carlson – 48, Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) – 55, Who Are We, Anyway? By Gordon Pullar – 64, Yup’ik – 73, Yup’ik Dance Mask
About the author
Tricia Brown is a full-time writer and editor. She received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Since 1978, she has traveled nearly every inch of Alaska’s road system and flown into its remotest places while writing and editing for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska magazine. She has written books for adults and children on Alaska life, travel and history.
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