{"product_id":"wise-words-of-the-yupik-people-9781496204967","title":"Wise Words of the Yupik People","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Yup'ik people of southwest Alaska were among the last Arctic peoples to come into contact with non-Natives, and as a result, Yup'ik language and many traditions remain vital into the twenty-first century. Wise Words of the Yup'ik People documents their qanruyutait (adages, words of wisdom, and oral instructions) regarding the proper living of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Significant and timely. . . . \u003ci\u003eWise Words of the Yup’ik People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYup’ik Words of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e together honor the richness of oral tradition among Alaska Natives while addressing a broader audience of the next generation of Yup’ik people, scholars of various disciplines, and policymakers alike.”—Andrea D. Robertson, \u003ci\u003ePacific Northwest Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“This book will prove to be an important resource for scholars in the future, as well as an excellent record of Yup’ik oral culture.”—\u003ci\u003ePolar Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Valuable. . . . These texts are important vehicles for both the preservation and use of Yup’ik traditional knowledge for self-determination.”—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the New Bison Books Edition\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Yup’ik Transcription and Translation\u003cbr\u003e List of Yup’ik Contributors\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElders Spoke and Young People Listened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Powerful Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoys Are Like Puppies, Ears Are Eyes, and Women Are Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParents and Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMen and Women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose Who Are Rich in Relatives: Extended Family Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTuqluucaraq: \u003c\/i\u003eThe Way of Addressing One’s Relatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World Contains No Others, Only Persons: Yup’ik Views of Self and Other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eQanrucunailnguut\u003c\/i\u003e: Those Who Do Not Listen and Adhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEyagyarat\u003c\/i\u003e: Abstinence Practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking the Past Present: The Desertion of the \u003ci\u003eQasgi\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Map. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409218707799,"sku":"9781496204967","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496204967.jpg?v=1730505993","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wise-words-of-the-yupik-people-9781496204967","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}