Authentic Alaska - Voices of Its Native Writers

In this lively and sometimes poignant collection of essays and autobiographies, nearly fifty Alaska Native writers tell of their unique way of life and bear witness to the sweeping cultural changes occurring in their lifetimes.
They explore a range of experiences and issues, including skinning a polar bear; traditional domestic and subsistence practices; marriage customs; alcoholism; the challenges and opportunities of modern education; balancing traditional and contemporary demands; discrimination; adapting to urban life; the treatment of Native peoples in school textbooks; and the social realities of speaking standard and "village" English.
With its fresh perspectives and unfailingly authentic voices, this collection is essential for an understanding of Alaska Native peoples today.

About the author

Susan B. Andrews and John Creed are award-winning journalists and associate professors in the humanities at the Chukchi campus of the University of Alaska in Kotzebue.

Summary

A collection of essays and autobiographies that explore a range of experiences and issues, including skinning a polar bear; traditional domestic and subsistence practices; marriage customs; alcoholism; the challenges and opportunities of modern education; balancing traditional and contemporary demands; adapting to urban life; and, more.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Andrews, Susan B Andrews, Susan B. Andrews, John Creed
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780803259331
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-5933-1
• No. of pages: 180
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 227 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 327 g
• Series: American Indian Lives; American Indian Lives
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous