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Living wisdom of the Far North : tales and legends from Chukotka and Alaska / [compiled by] by Alexander B. Dolitsky ; illustrated by Tamara Semenova & Leigh Rust.
LIBRA GR203.2.C5 L58 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dolitsky, Alexander B.
- Series:
- Publication (Alaska-Siberia Research Center) ; no. 16.
- Publication ; no. 16
- Language:
- English
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Legends.
- Tales.
- Folklore.
- Chukchi.
- Yuit Eskimos.
- Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island.
- Russia (Federation)--Chukotskiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug.
- Russia (Federation)--Chukchi Peninsula.
- Yuit Eskimos--Folklore.
- Chukchi--Folklore.
- Folklore--Russia (Federation)--Chukchi Peninsula.
- Folklore--Russia (Federation)--Chukotskiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug.
- Folklore--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island.
- Tales--Russia (Federation)--Chukchi Peninsula.
- Tales--Russia (Federation)--Chukotskiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug.
- Tales--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island.
- Legends--Russia (Federation)--Chukchi Peninsula.
- Legends--Russia (Federation)--Chukotskiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug.
- Legends--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 121 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Juneau, Alaska : Alaska-Siberia Research Center, [2011]
- Language Note:
- Stories in English and Russian.
- Summary:
- Consists of 4 Siberian Yupik stories and 4 Chukchi tales previously published in two works edited by Dolitsky, in 1997 and 2000, as well as 2 original tales by Dolitsky.
- Contents:
- Ethnographic information
- How swan found happiness = Kak lebedʹ schastʹe nashël (Aleksandr B. Dolit͡skiĭ)
- The quarrel between Sun and Moon = Spor solnt͡sa i luny (Aleksandr B. Dolit͡skiĭ)
- The two strongmen and the oldster = Dva silacha i starik (Aziatskie ėskimosy)
- The raven and the owl = Voronikha i sovikha (Aziatskie ėskimosy)
- The mouse and the mountain = Myshonok i sopka (Aziatskie ėskimosy)
- The smart vixen and the teals = Lisa-khitrunʹi͡a i chirki (Aziatskie ėskimosy)
- The woman with the ball = Zhenshchina s mi͡achom (Chukchi)
- The formation of the Strait = Obrazovanie proliva (Chukchi)
- The mouse and the marmot = Myshka i evrazhka (Chukchi)
- Akannykay, Bad antlers = Akannykaĭ, plokhorogonʹkiĭ (Chukchi)
- Notes and annotations.
- How swan found happiness = Как лебедь счастье нашёл (Александр Б. Долицкий)
- The quarrel between Sun and Moon = Спор солнца и луны (Александр Б. Долицкий)
- The two strongmen and the oldster = Два силача и старик (Азиатские эскимосы)
- The raven and the owl = Ворониха и совиха (Азиатские эскимосы)
- The mouse and the mountain = Мышонок и сопка (Азиатские эскимосы)
- The smart vixen and the teals = Лиса-хитрунья и чирки (Азиатские эскимосы)
- The woman with the ball = Женщина с мячом (Чукчи)
- The formation of the Strait = Образование пролива (Чукчи)
- The mouse and the marmot = Мышка и евражка (Чукчи)
- Akannykay, Bad antlers = Аканныкай, плохорогонький (Чукчи)
- Notes:
- Consists of 4 Siberian Yupik stories and 4 Chukchi tales previously published in two works edited by Dolitsky, in 1997 and 2000, as well as 2 original tales by Dolitsky.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116).
- ISBN:
- 9780965389181
- 0965389189
- OCLC:
- 760199228
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