"Nelson spent a year among the Koyukon people of western Alaska,
studying
their intimate relationship with animals and the land. His
chronicle of
that visit represents a thorough and elegant account of the
mystical
connection between Native Americans and the natural
world."--"Outside"
"This admirable reflection on the natural history of the Koyukon
River
drainage in Alaska is founded on knowledge the author gained as a
student
of the Koyukon culture, indigenous to that region. He presents
these
Athapascan views of the land--principally of its animals and
Koyukon
relationships with those creatures--together with a measured
account of his
own experiences and doubts. . . . For someone in search of a native
American expression of 'ecology' and natural history, I can think
of no
better place to begin than with this work."--Barry Lopez, "Orion
Nature "
"Quarterly"
"Far from being a romantic attempt to pass on the spiritual lore of
Native
Americans for a quick fix by others, this is a very serious
ethnographic
study of some Alaskan Indians in the Northern Forest area. . . . He
has
painstakingly regarded their views of earth, sky, water, mammals
and every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. He does admire their
love of
nature and spirit. Those who see the world through his eyes using
their
eyes will likely come away with new respect for the boreal forest
and those
who live with it and in it, not against it."--"The Christian
Century"
"In "Make Prayers to the Raven" Nelson reveals to us the Koyukon
beliefs and attitudes toward the fauna that surround them in their
forested
habitat close to thelower Yukon. . . . Nelson's presentation also
gives
rich insights into the Koyukon subsistence cycle through the year
and into
the hardships of life in this northern region. The book is written
with
both brain and heart. . . . This book represents a landmark: never
before
has the integration of American Indians with their environment been
so well
spelled out."--Ake Hultkrantz, "Journal of Forest History"
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