Qulirat Qanemcit-Llu Kinguvarcimalriit/Stories For Future Generations: The Oratory Of Paul John

by Sophie Shield and Paul John

Book Overview

Before it was written, this book was spoken. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John--widely respected as a dean of Yup'ik elders, and recognized for his tireless advocacy of Yup'ik language and traditions--held an audience of Yup'ik students rapt at Nelson Island High School, in southwest Alaska. Hour after hour he spoke to the young people, sharing life experiences and Yup'ik narratives, never repeating a tale. Now, more than a quarter-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295983507
• ISBN13: 9780295983509
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 778 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher