Shem Pete's Alaska : the territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina / [compiled and edited] by James Kari and James A. Fall ; principal contributor, Shem Pete ; additional place names and commentary by Daniel Alex [and 51 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kari, James M., editor.

Fall, James A., editor.

Pete, Shem, approximately 1896-1989, contributor.

Alex, Daniel, contributor.

Alaska Native Language Center, issuing body.

Language:

Athapascan (Other)

English

Subjects (All):

Dena'ina Indians--Alaska--Cook Inlet.

Dena'ina Indians.

Names, Dena'ina--Alaska--Cook Inlet.

Names, Dena'ina.

Names, Geographical--Alaska.

Names, Geographical.

Names, Geographical--Alaska--Cook Inlet.

Dena'ina language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Dena'ina language.

Local history.

Alaska--History, Local.

Alaska.

Cook Inlet (Alaska)--History, Local.

Cook Inlet (Alaska).

Pacific Ocean--Cook Inlet.

Genre:

Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Local history.

Controlled vocabularies.

Physical Description:

xx, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm

Edition:

2016 edition, revised second edition.

Place of Publication:

Fairbanks, Alaska : The University of Alaska Press with the Alaska Native Language Center, [2016]

Language Note:

Text in English with translations of Dena'ina.

Summary:

"Shem Pete (1896-1989), the colorful and brilliant raconteur from Susitna Station, Alaska left a rich legacy of knowledge about the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina world. Shem was one of the most versatile storytellers and historians in twentieth century Alaska. His lifetime travel map of approximately 13,500 square miles is one of the largest ever documented in this degree of detail anywhere in the world. Reflecting the latest scholarship on Upper Inlet Dena'ina ethnogeography and history, this revised second edition includes new place names, two new essays, numerous annotations, and new photographs. It also illustrates how Shem Pete's Alaska has contributed to the recognition of the Dena'ina heritage of southcentral Alaska since the publication of the second edition in 2003. The names form a reconstructed place name network from the vantage points of the life experiences of Shem Pete and other Dena'ina and Ahtna speakers. The place names are annotated with comments and stories by Shem Pete and more than fifty other contributors, and with historic references, vignettes, numerous photographs, a selection of historic maps, and shaded-relief place name maps. The authors provide perspective on Dena'ina language and culture, and a summary of Dena'ina geographic knowledge and place name research methodology. The book is a significant contribution to Athabascan ethnography and linguistics, the history of Alaska, and to the fields of ethnogeography and onomastics. This book will be the basic reference work on the Dena'ina people of Upper Cook Inlet"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Maps and Tables

Foreword / by William Bright

Preface to the 2016 Edition

Preface to the 2003 Edition

Introduction to the 1987 Edition

Terminology and Format

Symbols, Abbreviations, Common Dena'ina Words

The Dena'ina and Ahtna Sound Systems and Alphabets

Introduction: Shem Pete Ełan Shit'i, "I Am Shem Pete"

The Dena'ina Language Area, Dena'ina Dialects, and Prehistoric Migrations / by James Kari

Prehistory of the Greater Upper Cook Inlet Region / by Douglas Reger and Brian T. Wygal

The Russian Presence in Upper Cook Inlet / by James Kari and James A. Fall

Upper Inlet Dena'ina Regional Bands, Subsistence Patterns, and Traditional Leaders / by James A. Fall

Upper Inlet Dena'ina Bands and Band Names / by James Kari

Dena'ina Place Names and Territorial Knowledge / by James Kari

A Note on Map Production for Shem Pete's Alaska / by Matt Ganley

1. Western Cook Inlet

Chief Simeon Chickalusion, 1880/1957

Tanik'edi, a Dena'ina Technique for Salmon Fishing in Cook Inlet / by Nickafor Alexan

Beluga Hunting in the Tyonek Area / by James Kari and James A. Fall

Quyushi Uqu Ch'el'ani, Beluga Hunting / by Shem Pete

2. Lower Susitna River

The Wrangell Map of 1839 / by James Kari

Early Historic Dena'ina Log and Pole Buildings / by D.C. Beard

Susitnu Htsukdu'a : The Susitna Story / by Shem Pete

3. Fish Creek 99 Notes on Dena'ina Watercraft / by James Kari

Baytnidahen and Red Shirt / by Shem Pete ; translated by Billy Pete

4. Alexander Creek Drainage

Ghuliy : Potlatch Wealth / by James Kari

5. Lower Yentna River

Shem Pete, Dena'ina Singer and Composer / by Thomas F. Johnston

6. Skwentna River to the Rainy Pass Area

Htal : the 1932 Trip to Rainy Pass / by Sava Stephan

Introducing the Proto-Dene Lex Loci with Selected Dene Place Names South and West of the Alaska Range / by James Kari

7. Upper Yentna River, Lake Creek, and Kahiltna River

Archaeological Investigations at Tiq'atl'ena Bena (Hewitt Lake) / by R. Greg Dixon

1919 Trip from Susitna Station to the Johnson Creek area and Hewitt Lake / by Shem Pete

8. Middle Susitna River

Traveling with the Kroto Creek Band in the 1920s / by Katherine Nicolie

Q'u Nuch'tutna? Dini Sht'a

The Story of Beł Dink'udlaghen : The One Who Swam Back Inside with Them (the Salmon) / by Shem Pete

Wasilla Stephan of Montana Creek / compiled by James Kari ; with an excerpt by Russell Annabel

9. Chulitna River

Names for Denali in Alaska Native Languages and the Denali Name Change of 2015 / by James Kari

10. Upper Susitna River

A Trip from Tyone Village to Knik in 1912 / by Jim Tyone

Recent Advances in Ethnogeographic Research Methods / by James Kari

11. Talkeetna River

Ch'anqet' and the Mountain People / by Shem Pete

John Shaginoff

12. Little Susitna River

No Room in the Homeland : Willow's First Citizen Looks for Home / by James Kari and Priscilla Russell

Being with Shem Pete / by Priscilla Russell

13. Western Knik Arm

Knik Archaeological Excavations / by Fran Seager-Boss

14. Matanuska River

Basdut : Old Man Ezi / told in Dena'ina by Shem Pete ; translated by Billy Pete

Chief Ezi / by Alberta Stephan

The Chickaloon Ahtna Country / by Katie Wade and the Chickaloon Village Traditional Council

15. Eastern Knik Arm and the Anchorage area

Dach' Idlughet Hyighiyih : How Eklutna Got Its Name / by Shem Pete

Early Days in Anchorage / by Shem Pete and Sava Stephan

16. Turnagain Arm and Point Possession

Captain Cook's Arrival in Cook Inlet in 1778 / by James Kari

Nutu?'iy ch'u Tutl'uh : Fire Island and Turnagain Arm / by Shem Pete

Unhsah Tahna'ina : The First Underwater People / by Fedosia Sacaloff

2003 bibliography

2016 Bibliography

Geographic names index

Personal names index

Subject index.

Notes:

"Revised second edition 2016, second edition 2003, first edition 1987"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Shem Pete's Alaska.

ISBN:

9781602233065

1602233063

OCLC:

946610539