Contributions of the United States Geological Survey to the Documentation of Alaska Native Names, 1950–75
Abstract The mapping of Alaska, primarily at the beginning of the twentieth century· and again just after the middle of the century, documented thousands of native-language placenames. A recent study of the placenames of a 3,800-square-mile area centered on the Stevens Village ancestral lands adjace...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1011f05a55ca4e5ab242811f4edd2d92 2023-05-15T18:45:58+02:00 Contributions of the United States Geological Survey to the Documentation of Alaska Native Names, 1950–75 James Kari 2000-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.2000.48.3-4.193 https://doaj.org/article/1011f05a55ca4e5ab242811f4edd2d92 EN eng University Library System, University of Pittsburgh http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1598 https://doaj.org/toc/0027-7738 https://doaj.org/toc/1756-2279 doi:10.1179/nam.2000.48.3-4.193 0027-7738 1756-2279 https://doaj.org/article/1011f05a55ca4e5ab242811f4edd2d92 Names, Vol 48, Iss 3 (2000) Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 article 2000 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.2000.48.3-4.193 2022-12-31T01:03:50Z Abstract The mapping of Alaska, primarily at the beginning of the twentieth century· and again just after the middle of the century, documented thousands of native-language placenames. A recent study of the placenames of a 3,800-square-mile area centered on the Stevens Village ancestral lands adjacent to the Yukon River provided the correct forms of more than 200 Athabaskan placenames, and rescued much of the oral system that had fallen into disuse. A systematic review should be undertaken of the approximately 3,000 Alaska native names collected in the 1950-75 period so that more accurate versions could be considered for adoption. An essential resource for such a review is Donald Orth's 1967 Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, which provides precise citations of sources. Article in Journal/Newspaper Yukon river Alaska Yukon Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Yukon Names 48 3 193 198 |
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Abstract The mapping of Alaska, primarily at the beginning of the twentieth century· and again just after the middle of the century, documented thousands of native-language placenames. A recent study of the placenames of a 3,800-square-mile area centered on the Stevens Village ancestral lands adjacent to the Yukon River provided the correct forms of more than 200 Athabaskan placenames, and rescued much of the oral system that had fallen into disuse. A systematic review should be undertaken of the approximately 3,000 Alaska native names collected in the 1950-75 period so that more accurate versions could be considered for adoption. An essential resource for such a review is Donald Orth's 1967 Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, which provides precise citations of sources. |
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