Man Who Became a Caribou

"Dinjii Vadzaih Dhidlit: The Man Who Became a Caribou is a new bilingual volume based on a series of oral interviews with Gwich'in elders living in rural northeast Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Richly illustrated, the book covers a wide range of topics based on traditional harvesting and use of caribou from ancient to contemporary times. It also reveals traditional beliefs and taboos about caribou and includes a detailed naming system for caribou anatomy."--

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Frank, Craig Mishler, Craig Frank Mishler
• Publisher: University press new england
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780996748070
• ISBN: 978-0-9967480-7-0
• No. of pages: 496
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous