Eskimo Essays: Yup'ik Lives and How We See Them

by Ann Fienup-Riordan

Book Overview

Eskimo Essays introduces the reader to important aspects of the ideology and practice of the Yup'ik Eskimos of western Alaska, past and present. The essays point the way toward a fuller recognition of how Yup'ik Eskimos differ from the popular Western image of the Eskimo that was born largely without reference to Yup'ik reality. By describing the reality of Yup'ik life, Eskimo Essays extends our understanding of Esimos in general and Yup'ik...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813515890
• ISBN13: 9780813515892
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"