Description
Book SynopsisThis is the account of one person's experience among the Inupiat, who live in a treeless land far north of the Arctic Circle. It records occurrences of healing, spirit manifestation, and premonition in her narrative in a year in the life of an Eskimo community.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Acknowledgments
Families and Persons Mentioned in the Text
Introduction
1 Arrival
2 A Dream of the Loss of Childhood
3 The Healer
4 Embattled Politics: The Ancient Master Returns
5 The Taste of Sea Mammal Awakens I\u00f1upiat History
6 The Seal and Its Organs: A Prophetic Seeing
7 Winter: Western Celebration Converted
8 Winter Solstice
9 The Messenger Feast: The Work of the Eagle
10 A Man Lost in the Tundra: The Finding
11 The Grandmother Speaks a Word
12 The Laughing Mask
13 Preparations for Whaling
14 The Bowhead Whale: Balaena Mysticetus
15 The Whale's Head: Presence and Absence
16 Rich Parka and Festival Food
17 The Whaling Festival: Qagruq, the Beaching
18 The Shaman's Four-Day Syndrome
19 Reconnecting After Absence
Conclusion: The Threads of Connectedness
Notes
Bibliography
Index
