Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu

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Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit: The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John

Before it was written, this book was spoken. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul Johnâ€•widely respected as a dean of Yupâ€™ik elders, and recognized for his tireless advocacy of Yupâ€™ik language and traditionsâ€•held an audience of Yupâ€™ik students rapt at Nelson Island High School, in southwest Alaska. Hour after hour he spoke to the young people, sharing life experiences and Yupâ€™ik narratives, never repeating a tale. Now, more than a quarter-century after Paul Johnâ€™s extraordinary performance, Sophie Shieldâ€™s translations and Ann Fienup-Riordanâ€™s editing have brought his words back to life, and to a new audience. This book records one elderâ€™s attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupâ€™ik people.

Tales both authentically Yupâ€™ik and marked by Paul Johnâ€™s own unique innovations are presented in a bilingual edition, with Yupâ€™ik and English text presented in facing pages. As Paul John says, â€œIn this whole world, whoever we are, if people speak using their own language, they will be presenting their identity and it will be their strength.â€
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer University of Washington Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780295983509
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EANs 9780295983509
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780295983509
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780295983509
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit: The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John