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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ftmountainschol: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 ftmountainschol 2023-03-04T18:45:02Z 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 Mountain Scholar (Digital Collections of Colorado and Wyoming) Morrow ENVELOPE(-81.566,-81.566,50.550,50.550) Yukon |
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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 |
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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. |
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