When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon

Edited by Phyllis Morrow and William Schneider. Includes bibliographical references. The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so,...

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Other Authors: Morrow, Phyllis, Schneider, William
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Colorado State University. Libraries 2007
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Alaska > Folklore
Indians of North America > Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > Folklore
Indians of North America > Alaska > Languages > Writing
Indians of North America > Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > Languages > Writing
Oral tradition > Alaska
Oral tradition > Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Tales > Alaska > Structural analysis
Tales > Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > Structural analysis
Yukon
Morrow
alutiiq
Deg hit'an
eskimo*
Yukon river
Yup'ik
Yupik
Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87811
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spelling ftcolostateunidc:oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/87811 2023-05-15T13:21:22+02:00 When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon Morrow, Phyllis Schneider, William 2007-01-03T05:45:26Z born digital books application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87811 English eng eng Colorado State University. Libraries Utah State University Press Utah State University Press http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87811 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information. Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only. Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Folklore Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Folklore Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Languages -- Writing Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Languages -- Writing Oral tradition -- Alaska Oral tradition -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) Tales -- Alaska -- Structural analysis Tales -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Structural analysis Text 2007 ftcolostateunidc 2023-03-02T18:38:42Z Edited by Phyllis Morrow and William Schneider. Includes bibliographical references. The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to benefit future generations. The contributors to this volume are concerned with the interpretation and representation of oral narrative and how it is shaped by its audience and the time, place, and cultural context of the narration. Thus, oral traditions are understood as a series of dialogues between tradition bearers and their listeners, including those who record, write, and interpret.--Provided by publisher. With a vision beyond our immediate needs: oral traditions in an age of literacy / Elsie Mather -- On shaky ground: folklore, collaboration, and problematic outcomes / Phyllis Morrow -- "Pete's Song": establishing meaning through story and song / Julie Cruikshank -- Seeing wisely, crying wolf: a cautionary tale on the Euro-Yup'ik border / Robin Barker -- "They talked of the land with respect": interethnic communication in the documentation of historical places and cemetery sites / Robert M. Drozda -- A bright light ahead of us: Belle Deacon's stories in English and Deg Hit'an / James Ruppert -- The days of yore: Alutiiq mythical time / Patricia H. Partnow -- Lessons from Alaska natives about oral tradition and recordings / William Schneider -- The weight of tradition and the writer's work / Mary Odden. Text alutiiq Deg hit'an eskimo* Yukon river Yup'ik Yupik Alaska Yukon Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) Yukon Morrow ENVELOPE(-81.566,-81.566,50.550,50.550)
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topic Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Languages -- Writing
Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Languages -- Writing
Oral tradition -- Alaska
Oral tradition -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Tales -- Alaska -- Structural analysis
Tales -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Structural analysis
spellingShingle Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Languages -- Writing
Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Languages -- Writing
Oral tradition -- Alaska
Oral tradition -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Tales -- Alaska -- Structural analysis
Tales -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Structural analysis
When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
topic_facet Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Languages -- Writing
Indians of North America -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Languages -- Writing
Oral tradition -- Alaska
Oral tradition -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Tales -- Alaska -- Structural analysis
Tales -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Structural analysis
description Edited by Phyllis Morrow and William Schneider. Includes bibliographical references. The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to benefit future generations. The contributors to this volume are concerned with the interpretation and representation of oral narrative and how it is shaped by its audience and the time, place, and cultural context of the narration. Thus, oral traditions are understood as a series of dialogues between tradition bearers and their listeners, including those who record, write, and interpret.--Provided by publisher. With a vision beyond our immediate needs: oral traditions in an age of literacy / Elsie Mather -- On shaky ground: folklore, collaboration, and problematic outcomes / Phyllis Morrow -- "Pete's Song": establishing meaning through story and song / Julie Cruikshank -- Seeing wisely, crying wolf: a cautionary tale on the Euro-Yup'ik border / Robin Barker -- "They talked of the land with respect": interethnic communication in the documentation of historical places and cemetery sites / Robert M. Drozda -- A bright light ahead of us: Belle Deacon's stories in English and Deg Hit'an / James Ruppert -- The days of yore: Alutiiq mythical time / Patricia H. Partnow -- Lessons from Alaska natives about oral tradition and recordings / William Schneider -- The weight of tradition and the writer's work / Mary Odden.
author2 Morrow, Phyllis
Schneider, William
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title When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
title_short When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
title_full When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
title_fullStr When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
title_full_unstemmed When our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
title_sort when our words return: writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of alaska and the yukon
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All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.
Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
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