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Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit - The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John (Paperback)
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Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit - The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John (Paperback)
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Before it was written, this book was spoken. For ten winter days in
1977, the orator Paul John-widely respected as a dean of Yup'ik
elders, and recognized for his tireless advocacy of Yup'ik language
and traditions-held an audience of Yup'ik students rapt at Nelson
Island High School, in southwest Alaska. Hour after hour he spoke
to the young people, sharing life experiences and Yup'ik
narratives, never repeating a tale. Now, more than a
quarter-century after Paul John's extraordinary performance, Sophie
Shield's translations and Ann Fienup-Riordan's editing have brought
his words back to life, and to a new audience. This book records
one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future
generations through stories about the special knowledge of the
Yup'ik people. Tales both authentically Yup'ik and marked by Paul
John's own unique innovations are presented in a bilingual edition,
with Yup'ik and English text presented in facing pages. As Paul
John says, "In 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."
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