In a Hungry Country: Essays by Simon Paneak

by John Campbell and Simon Paneak

"In a Hungry Country" catalogues the extraordinary knowledge of Simon Paneak (1900 - 1975), a Nunamiut hunter who served as a vital source of information on inland Eskimo history and cultural heritage. Paneak had an intimate understanding of the natural world- the plants and animals vital to existence, as well as of the land itself. Provided with paper and pens by Jack Campbell, Paneak drew a series of pictures documenting Nunamiut life from 1969...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889963607
• ISBN13: 9781889963600
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.