Many stories to tell : traditional tales and narratives from Southwest Alaska / edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alaska Native Language Center.

Fienup-Riordan, Ann, editor.

Language:

English

Yupik languages

Subjects (All):

Yupik languages.

Tales--Alaska.

Tales.

Alaska, Southwest--Folklore.

Alaska, Southwest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Place of Publication:

Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2017]

Summary:

This bilingual collection shares new translations of old stories recorded over the last four decades though interviews with Yup’ik elders from throughout southwest Alaska. Some are true qulirat (traditional tales), while others are recent. Some are well known, like the adventures of the wily Raven, while others are rarely told. All are part of a great narrative tradition, shared and treasured by Yup’ik people into the present day. This is the first region-wide collection of traditional Yup’ik tales and stories from Southwest Alaska. The elders and translators who contributed to this collection embrace the great irony of oral traditions: that the best way to keep these stories is to give them away. By retelling these stories, they hope to create a future in which the Yup’ik view of the world will be both recognized and valued.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Those Who Told Stories

Introduction

Yup’ik Transcription and Translation

First Ancestors

Humans And Animals

Grandmother And Grandchild

When Extraordinary Beings Were Present

Spirit Helpers

Other Worlds

Animals Reciprocate

Notes

Collection Notes

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781602233379

1602233373

OCLC:

1291309750