Yupiit Yuraryarait: Yup'ik Ways of Dancing

by Ann Fienup-Riordan, Theresa Arevgaq John, James H. Barker

Book Overview

Far more than just a dance, the dynamic choreography of the Yup'ik provides an illuminating window into the morality, social organization, and colonial history of this indigenous people. In Yupiit Yurayarait , anthropologist Ann Fienup-Riordan begins with a brief historical overview of the colonization and development of Alaska from the Yup'ik point of view. Then, armed with oral history testimony spanning thirty years, she shows how singing and dancing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160223082X
• ISBN13: 9781602230828
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.5" x 10.0"