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| Title: Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing |
| Edited by: Barbara Helen Miller Series edited by: Earle H. Waugh |
| ISBN10-13: 177212088X : 9781772120882 |
| The Sámiâ Indigenous people of northernmost Europeâ have relied on Traditional Healing methods over generations. This pioneering volume documents, in accessible language, local healing traditions and demonstrates the effectiveness of using the resources local communities can provide. This collection of essays by ten experts also records how ancient healing traditions and modern health-care systems have worked together, and sometimes competed, to provide solutions for local problems. Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing is one of the first English-language studies of the Traditional Healing methods among the Sámi, and offers valuable insight and academic context to those in the fields of anthropology, medical anthropology, transcultural psychiatry, and circumpolar studies. Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing is the second volume in the Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing series. Foreword by David G. Anderson. Contributors: Kjell Birkely Andersen, Anne Karen Hætta, Mona Anita Kiil, Britt Kramvig, Trine Kvitberg, Stein R. Mathisen, Barbara Helen Miller, Marit Myrvoll, Randi Inger Johanne Nymo, Sigvald Persen. |
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| Foreword | David G. Anderson Preface | Earle Waugh Acknowledgements Map of Sàpmi Introduction | Barbara Helen Miller 1 Constituting Scholarly Versions of a "Sàmi Folk Medicine" Research Practices in the Colonial Contact Zone | Stein R. Mathisen 2 Secrecy in Sàmi Traditional Healing | Anne Karen Hætta 3 Traditional Sàmi Healing Heritage and Gifts of Grace | Marit Myrvoll 4 Dynamics of Naming Examples from Porsanger | Barbara Helen Miller 5 Multiple Views from Finnmark | Kjell Birkely Andersen, Sigvald Persen, and Barbara Helen Miller 6 "Suffering in Body and Soul" Lived Life and Experiences of Local Food Change in the Russian Arctic | Trine Kvitberg 7 The Paradox of Home Understanding Northern Troms as a Therapeutic Landscape | Mona Anita Kiil 8 Keeping Doors Open Everyday Life Between Knowledge Systems in the Markebygd Areas | Randi Nymo 9 Gifts of Dreams Connecting to Sàmi Epistemic Practice | Britt Kramvig Contributors Index |
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"The essays in this collection are both erudite and fascinating and represent much detailed research by a number of scholars in Sámi affairs. The book should appeal to a wide audience, from those interested in forms of non-traditional medicine and alternative ways of healing, to those interested in the Sámi and northern cultures in general, as well as in Shamanism and wizardry." Astrid E.J. Ogilvie, Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, May 2017
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Pages: 248
Size: 228x152x15mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - November 2015 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Indigenous peoples : Popular medicine & health |
| List Price: 29.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Walking Together, Working Together |
| Sub-title: Engaging Wisdom for Indigenous Well-Being |
| Edited by: Leslie Main Johnson, Janelle Marie Baker |
| ISBN10-13: 1772125377 : 9781772125375 |
| This collection takes a holistic view of well-being, seeking complementarities between Indigenous approaches to healing and Western biomedicine. Topics include traditional healers and approaches to treatment of disease and illness; traditional knowledge and intellectual property around medicinal plant knowledge; the role of diet and traditional foods in health promotion; culturally sensitive approaches to healing work with urban Indigenous populations; and integrating biomedicine, alternative therapies, and Indigenous healing in clinical practice. Throughout, the voices of Elders, healers, physicians, and scholars are in dialogue to promote Indigenous community well-being through collaboration. This book will be of interest to scholars in Indigenous Studies, medicine and public health, medical anthropology, and anyone promoting care delivery and public health in Indigenous communities. Contributors: Darlene P. Auger; Dorothy Badry; Janelle Marie Baker; Margaret David; Meda DeWitt; Hal Eagletail; Gary L. Ferguson; Marc Fonda; Annie I. Goose; Angela Grier; Leslie Main Johnson; Allison Kelliher; Rick Lightning; Mary Maje; Ann Maje Raider; Maria J. Mayan; Ruby E. Morgan, Luu Giss Yee; Richard T. Oster; Camille (Pablo) Russell; Ginetta Salvalaggio; Ellen L. Toth; Harry Watchmaker |
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Pages: 272
Size: 228x152x17mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - January 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Indigenous peoples : Anthropology : Medicine: general issues |
| List Price: 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Wisdom Engaged |
| Sub-title: Traditional Knowledge for Northern Community Well-Being |
| Edited by: Leslie Main Johnson Series edited by: Earle H. Waugh |
| ISBN10-13: 1772124109 : 9781772124101 |
| "I listened to my mum, my dad, my gramma, that is why I am still here. That is how you stay alive." â Mida Donnessey Wisdom Engaged demonstrates how traditional knowledge, Indigenous approaches to healing, and the insights of Western bio-medicine can complement each other when all voices are heard in a collaborative effort to address changes to Indigenous communitiesâ well-being. In this collection, voices of Elders, healers, physicians, and scholars are gathered in an attempt to find viable ways to move forward while facing new challenges. Bringing these varied voices together provides a critical conversation about the nature of medicine; a demonstration of ethical commitment; and an example of building successful community relationships. Contributors: Alestine Andre, Janelle Marie Baker, Robert Beaulieu, Della M. Cheney, Stakawas, Katsawa, Mida Donnessey, Mabel English, Christopher Fletcher, Fort McKay Berry Group, Annie B. Gordon, Celina Harpe-Cooper, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Leslie Main Johnson, Thea Luig, Art Mathews, Simâ oogit Tâ enim Gyet, Linda G. McDonald, Ruby E. Morgan, Bernice Neyelle, Morris Neyelle, Keiichi Omura, Mary Teya, Nancy J. Turner, Walter Vanast, Darlene Vegh. |
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| Acknowledgements xi i Contexts and Holistic Approaches to Northern Community Well-Being 1 Traditional Knowledge, Healing, and Wellness An Introduction // Leslie Main Johnson 2 Making and Taking Medicine Indigenous and Western Therapeutics in an Early Contact Eastern Mackenzie Delta Society, 1858-1920 // Walter Vanast 3 Illness and Power in Times of Contact Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en Narratives of Healing // Leslie Main Johnson 4 "Our Food Is Our Medicine" Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Plant Foods for Health and Well-Being in the Canadian North and Alaska // Nancy J. Turner 5 Cranberries Are Medicine Monitoring, Sharing, and Consuming Cranberries in Fort McKay // Janelle Marie Baker and the Fort McKay Berry Group 6 Huckleberries, Food Sovereignty, Cumulative Impact, and Community Health Reflections from Northern British Columbia, Canada // Leslie Main Johnson, Darlene Vegh, and Ruby E. Morgan 7 Conditions for Well-Being Sustainatibily of an Inuit Subsistence System in a Globalized World // Keiichi Omura 8 Inuvialuit Nautchiangit, Relationships between People and Plants A Project to Document Traditional Plant Knowledge // Inuvialuit Regional Corporation 9 Community Context, Research Methods, and Cultural Ethics in the Plants for Life Project, Délįne // Christopher Fletcher 10 Life Transformation and Volunteerism in Teetl'itZheh Pathway to Community Well-Being // Thea Luig ii Northern Community Voices on Wellness 11 Sip'xw Hligetdin Demonstrating the Strength, Education, Readiness, and Responsibility to Speak in the Feasthall // Art Mathews, Sim'oogit T'enim Gyet 12 Seaweed Harvesting and My Uncle's Stories // Della M. Cheney, Stakawas, Katsawa 13 Life at Moose Lake Traditional Life in Fort McKay Territory and the Impacts of Oil Sands Mining // Celina Harpe-Cooper 14 Health Is Living Well According to Kaska Values Kaska Women's Words // Linda G. McDonald and Mida Donnessey 15 Wisdom for Well-Being Gwich'in Elders' Teachings // Mary Teya, Annie B. Gordon, Mabel English, and Alestine Andre 16 Healing and Spiritual Knowledge of Délįne and Plants for Life // Morris Neyelle and Bernice Neyelle 17 Words of a Traditional Healer from Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories // Robert Beaulieu 18 Pathways and Choices Concluding Words // Leslie Main Johnson Contributors |
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"[Wisdom Engaged] gives compelling evidence that Indigenous health is fundamentally tied to land, language, and culture.... Wisdom Engaged shows that decolonisation means a return to Indigenous peoples of the power they once had over their own health and well-being. This is a crucial first step on the long road to reconciliation." -- Jeff Kochan, Canadian Dimension Magazine -- 20191111
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"This text will be of value to novice readers seeking an entry point to learn more about indigenous traditional healing practices. Summing Up: Recommended." -- S. Perreault, CHOICE Magazine -- 20200701
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"Wisdom Engaged examines the different aspects of traditional knowledge and its usage in daily routines that support a healthy lifestyle... Readers will encounter rich evidence of the interconnectivity that Indigenous peoples' well-being has with traditions, communities, and culture.... [Editor Leslie Main Johnson] accomplishes her goal: to center traditional knowledge in exploring methods to advance individual and community health as well as healing in northwestern North American Indigenous communities. All those interested in traditional knowledge, Western biomedicine, or Indigenous and environmental health should read this compelling book." -- Kathie Beebe, Native American and Indigenous Studies Journal, Spring 2022
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Pages: 416
Size: 228x152x25mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - July 2019 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: History of the Americas : Indigenous peoples : Medicine: general issues |
| List Price: 33.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy |
| Edited by: Frances Abele, Chris Southcott |
| ISBN10-13: 1772120871 : 9781772120875 |
| People across Canadaâ s North have created vibrant community institutions to serve a wide range of social and economic needs. Neither state-driven nor profit-oriented, these organizations form a relatively under-studied third sector of the economy. Researchers from the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada explore this sector through fifteen case studies, encompassing artistic, recreational, cultural, political, business, and economic development organizations that are crucial to the health and vitality of their communities. Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canadaâ s Northern Social Economy shows the innovative diversity and utter necessity of home-grown institutions in communities across Labrador, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. Readers, researchers, and students interested in social economy, Aboriginal studies, and northern communities will find much to enjoy and value in this book. Contributors: Frances Abele, Jennifer Alsop, Matthew A. Beaudoin, Jean-Sébastien Boutet, Julia Christensen, Cédric Drouin, Moses Hernandez, Noor Johnson, Sheena Kennedy Dalseg, Frédéric Moisan, Joseph Moise, Rajiv Rawat, Jerald Sabin, Chris Southcott, Kiri Staples, Lucille Villaseñor-Caron, Valoree Walker |
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| Acknowledgements Introduction Frances Abele and Chris Southcott 1 | Them Days // Matthew Beaudoin 2 | Labrador Friendship Centre // Matthew Beaudoin 3 | Torngat Fish Producers Co-operative A Social Fishery Venturing off the Coast of Northern Labrador // Jean-Sébastien Boutet 4 | Nunavik Creations // Cédric Drouin and Frédéric Moisan 5 | Unaaq Men's Association of Inukjuak // Lucille Villaseñor-Caron 6 | The Naujat Co-operative History and Impact upon the Community of Repulse Bay, Nunavut // Jennifer Alsop 7 | Ilisaqsivik Society of Clyde River, Nunavut // Noor Johnson 8 | Keeping the Future in Focus A Case Study of Illiniariuqsarvik Igloolik Head Start // Sheena Kennedy Dalseg 9 | Folk on the Rocks The Beat That Sustains // Julia Christensen 10 | Alternatives North A History // Jerald Sabin 11 | From Hockey Sticks to Carrot Sticks at the Top of the World The Inuvik Community Greenhouse Project // Julia Christensen 12 | The YWCA of Yellowknife A Turning Point for the Northern Social Economy // Moses Hernandez and Rajiv Rawat 13 | Yukon Artists @ Work Co-operative // Kiri Staples 14 | Raven Recycling // Valoree Walker, Joseph Moise and Kiri Staples 15 | Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon The Case for Volunteer Centres // Kiri Staples and Valoree Walker 16 | Conclusion // Frances Abele and Chris Southcott Contributors Index |
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"...the book’s chapters are accessibly written and attentive to the nuances of real communities... Together, they hold real value for those who work inside the social economy, those who care about the resilience of communities, and those who make policy.... This book, in short, is a valuable intervention – one that invites North-to-North learning. It also raises a further set of practical and policy questions.... [A] book that deserves a wide reading." Roger Epp, Northern Public Affairs, December 1, 2016
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"Examining a continuum of northern organizations from a social purpose business to an entirely volunteer organization, this collection makes an important contribution to our understanding of the nature and scope of the social economy within Canada’s North. In doing so, it identifies a range of activities and diversity of approaches used by northern organizations.... The contribution of this collection is strengthened by the diversity of its 15 case studies.... [T]he power of the collection derives from the reader being able to draw conclusions that extend across organizational type, community type, region, and primary focus. Abele and Southcott’s concluding chapter draws out many of these linkages." Laura Way, Arctic, June 2017
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"The book contains 15 case studies, each devoted to a particular social economy organization. The cases are drawn from organizations based in Canada's northern territories, as well as Arctic Quebec and Labrador. Each chapter includes a history of the organization, an overview of its programming, and an examination of its contributions to northern society. Most include some discussion of the challenges these organizations have faced through changing political, economic, and social climates.... This book will prove valuable to a variety of audiences, both within and outside of academia." -- Warren Bernauer -- The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 37 No. 1, 20170301
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Pages: 256
Size: 228x152x15mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - September 2016 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Indigenous peoples : Social services & welfare, criminology : Public administration |
| List Price: 21.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Imagining the Supernatural North |
| Edited by: Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Danielle Marie Cudmore, Stefan Donecker |
| ISBN10-13: 177212267X : 9781772122671 |
| â Turning to face north, face the north, we enter our own unconscious. Always, in retrospect, the journey north has the quality of dream.â Margaret Atwood, â True Northâ In this interdisciplinary collection, sixteen scholars from twelve countries explore the notion of the North as a realm of the supernatural. This region has long been associated with sorcerous inhabitants, mythical tribes, metaphysical forces of good and evil, and a range of supernatural qualities. It was both the sacred abode of the gods and a feared source of menacing invaders and otherworldly beings. Whether from the perspective of traditional Jewish lore or of contemporary black metal music, few motifs in European cultural history show such longevity and broad appeal. Contributors: Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Angela Byrne, Danielle Marie Cudmore, Stefan Donecker, Brenda S. Gardenour Walter, Silvije Habulinec, Erica Hill, Jay Johnston, Maria Kasyanova, Jan Leichsenring, Shane McCorristine, Jennifer E. Michaels, Yaâ acov Sarig, Rudolf Simek, Athanasios Votsis, Brian Walter |
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| Introduction // Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Danielle Marie Cudmore, and Stefan Donecker PART I | ANCIENT ROOTS / The Menace and the Divine 1 In Jewish Lore, Not Only Evil Descends From the North // Ya'acov Sarig 2 The Realm of the North in Ancient Greek Proverbs // Maria Kasyanova 3 The Ancient Greek Myth of Hyperborea Its Supernatural Aspects and Frameworks of Meaning // Athanasios Votsis PART II | FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD / The Monstrous and the Demonic 4 Monstra septentrionalia Supernatural Monsters of the Far North in Medieval Lore // Rudolf Simek 5 From Eiríkr the Red to Trolls in the Wilderness 77 The Development of Supernatural Greenland in the Old Norse Sagas // Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough 6 Winter's Flesh Septentrio and the Monstrous Female Body in Late Medieval Medicine and Theology // Brenda S. Gardenour Walter 7 The Supernatural Image of Iceland in Johannes Kepler's Somnium (1634) // Stefan Donecker PART III | THE NINETEENTH CENTURY / The Scientific and the Spiritual 8 Imagining the Celtic North Science and Romanticism on the Fringes of Britain // Angel Byrne 9 Mesmerism and Victorian Arctic Exploration // Shane McCorristine 10 Myths of Iceland and Mount Hekla and their Deconstruction Ida Pfeiffer's Journey to Iceland // Jennifer E. MichaelS 11 Moon Men and Inland Dwellers The Dissemination of Greenlandic Legends and Myths in the Writings of Hinrich Rink and Knud Rasmussen // Silvije Habulinec PART IV | CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES / The Desire for a Supernatural North 12 A Distant Northern Land Nabokov's Zembla and Aesthetic Bliss // Brian Walter 13 The Idea of North Intertextuality and Environmentalism in Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass // Danielle Marie Cudmore 14 The Elf in Self The Influence of Northern Mythology and Fauna on Contemporary Spiritual Subcultures // Jay Johnston 15 A Blaze in the Northern Sky Semiotic Strategies of Constructing the Supernatural North in Music Subcultures // Jan Leichsenring 16 Men, Women, and Shamans Daily Ritual Practice in the Supernatural North // Erica Hill Contributors 293 Index 299 |
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"[T]his book is not only diverse and engaging, it also sheds light on the normative role of 'the north' in time and space as well as within different cultural contexts.... I therefore applaud the editors for having compiled a captivating volume of northern research which I wholeheartedly recommend for scholars of Scandinavian and Arctic studies, literary studies or cultural studies in general." [Full review at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247417000341] -- Nikolas Sellheim -- Polar Record, 20170704
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"This is a North populated by gods, witches, real and imagined invaders, allegorical figures, monsters from the margins of maps, spirits, demons, and trolls.... Sixteen scholars from twelve countries across Europe, North America, and Australia explore particular instances of the North's symbolic geography.... Notes and bibliographies throughout, and a really excellent index at the end, round out a good scholarly work. It belongs on the shelf of polar collections ... [and] collections on the history of Western science, literature, or religion." [Full review at https://doi.org/10.1657/AAAR0049-4-book2] -- Shelly Sommer -- Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 49:4, 20171101
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"[M]ost of the chapters take an anthropological or cultural studies approach, although many other disciplines are involved, including history, linguistics, literary studies, and folkloristics.... Supernatural North provides an accessible introduction to a vast subject by touching on such a variety of aspects related to the North and its hold on the Western imagination." Canadian Literature 233 (Summer 2017) [Full review at http://canlit.ca/article/imagining-the-land] -- Marinette Grimbeek
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"Imagining the Supernatural North is a collection of sixteen essays written by scholars from various fields of study, who have investigated, from multiple perspectives, the theme of the North as part of the collective imagination throughout history, while focusing on the kindred connection between Northerness and the supernatural.... In summary, this brief overview of the wealth of information, expertise and thought-provoking suggestions contained in this book cannot do full justice to its alluring potential as a research instrument. While on the one hand the scientific approach and language make for a delightfully riveting read, on the other hand, the trans-historic perspective helps the reader identify a number of threads which crisscross the whole volume and which call for further investigation." Nordicum-Mediterraneum, Vol 14, No1, 2019 [Full review at https://bit.ly/2GPnfcR] -- Sara Culeddu
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"...a collection such as this presents an opportunity to begin to think more critically about how the North and the peoples who inhabit it, in particular Indigenous peoples, are represented in popular culture as products of a particular cultural imagination." -- Kirsten Møllegaard, Folklore -- 20190611
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| Published: Polynya Press - October 2016 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: History of other lands : Folklore, myths & legends : Mind, Body, Spirit : Polar regions |
| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: John Rae, Arctic Explorer |
| Sub-title: The Unfinished Autobiography |
| By (author): John Rae Edited by: William Barr |
| ISBN10-13: 1772123323 : 9781772123326 |
| John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Raeâ s accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arcticâ s greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Raeâ s unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Raeâ s previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Raeâ s reports and correspondenceâ including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barrâ s meticulously researched, long overdue presentation of Raeâ s life and legacy is an immensely valuable addition to the literature of Arctic exploration. |
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| 1 ORKNEY CHILDHOOD 2 VOYAGE TO HUDSON BAY AND WINTER ON CHARLTON ISLAND 3 MOOSE FACTORY: LIFE, PEOPLE, HUNTING, SHOOTING, AND TRAPPING 4 MOOSE FACTORY-FORT GARRY-TORONTO-YORK FACTORY 5 1846-1847 ARCTIC EXPEDITION 6 SEARCHING FOR FRANKLIN WITH SIR JOHN RICHARDSON, 1848 7 WINTER AT FORT CONFIDENCE, 1848 -1849 8 BOURGEOIS AT FORT SIMPSON 9 NORTH AGAIN--AND ANOTHER WINTER AT FORT CONFIDENCE 10 SLEDGE EXPEDITION TO VICTORIA I SLAND, SPRING 1851 1 1 BOAT EXPEDITION, SUMMER 1851 12 FROM FORT CHIPEWYAN TO FORT GARRY TO ENGLAND 13 BACK TO THE ARCTIC, 1853 : FROM ENGLAND TO CHURCHILL 14 FROM CHURCHILL TO REPULSE BAY 15 A SECOND WINTER AT REPULSE BAY, 1853-1854 16 NORTH AGAIN--TO CLOSE THE LAST GAP 17 THE SECOND HALF OF HIS LIFE |
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Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year | Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Albert
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"The autobiography breaks off mid-way through his last expedition and in mid-sentence at the bottom of a page.... William Barr edits with self-effacing thoroughness, interpolating passages of correspondence to fill lacunae in the narrative, adding copious notes, and appending mini-biographies of the people who travelled with Rae. Notwithstanding its truncation, the torso of autobiography that remains is an impressive one." Times Literary Supplement, June 14, 2019 -- Jonathan Dore
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"Barr's skillful editing of the unfinished autobiography is a meticulous enterprise, based not only on the surviving manuscript but on other primary sources. It's a book you'll dip into while anchored somewhere comfortable, evening after evening, entranced by the understated narrative.... This monumental volume is a tribute to a truly remarkable arctic traveler and voyager, whose achievements leave one breathless with admiration. In a way, this 648-page book is a true page-turner, largely because Rae writes so humbly about his extraordinary journeys and carries you with him." Good Old Boat, Vol. 2, No. 7, May 2019 [Full review at https://audioseastories.com/bkr-rae] -- Brian Fagan
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"John Rae...spent ten years as resident physician at Moose Factory. Then, in 1846 he launched his career as an explorer when he participated in a survey of Committee Bay. A year later, he started a six-year search for the missing Franklin Expedition, and finally revealed its tragic fate.... William Barrr... has produced a well rounded and important volume about this significant explorer." -- Alberta History -- 20190505
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"Barr is a superb editor and annotator. He links portions of the text together by inserting Rae's correspondence with senior officials in the HBC and the British government. While Rae's manuscript ends on April 15, 1854, Rae expertly relates the final 39 years of the explorer's life in a mere 16 pages.... Impressive is often overused. It should be reserved for works such as this that leave an impression on a reader's mind of the nineteenth century explorers who not only opened up new vistas but wrote about them in words that embody the spirit of adventure that set them loose in the unknown." -- Gary C. Stein, Alaska History
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"...Barr's editorial work--particularly the extensive and very informative endnotes--deserves high commendation. The volume also contains several excellent maps.... John Rae, Arctic Explorer is a major contribution to the literature of northern exploration." -- Janice Cavell, Journal of Historical Geography 68 (2020)
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At a virtual gala hosted by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta on September 10, 2020, John Rae, Arctic Explorer won an award for Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year.
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Size: 254x203x55mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - January 2019 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Biography: general : Biography: historical, political & military : History of other lands : Geographical discovery & exploration : Canada : Arctic regions : Polar regions |
| List Price: 50.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Our Whole Gwichâ in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwichâ in Kâ yuu Gwiidanda?iâ Tthak Ejuk Go?onlih |
| Sub-title: Stories from the People of the Land |
| By (author): Leslie McCartney, Foreword by: Jordan Peterson Contributions by: Antoine (Tony) Andre, Caroline Andre, Hyacinthe Andre, Annie Benoit, Pierre Benoit, Sarah Bonnetplume, Marka Bullock, Lydia Alexie Elias, Mary Martha Firth, Sarah Ann Gardlund, Elizabeth Greenland, Violet Therese Jerome, Peter Kay, Mary Rose Kendi, Ruby Anne McLeod, Catherine Martha Mitchell, Eunice Mitchell, Joan Ross Nazon, Annie Moses Norbert, Alfred Semple, Sarah Simon, Ellen Catherine Vittrekwa |
| ISBN10-13: 1772124826 : 9781772124828 |
| Our Whole Gwichâ in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwichâ in Kâ yuu Gwiidanda?iâ Tthak Ejuk Go?onlih is an invaluable compilation of historical and cultural information based on a project originally conceived by the Gwichâ in Social and Cultural Institute to document the biographies of the oldest Gwichâ in Elders in the Gwichâ in Settlement Region. Through their own stories, twenty-three Gwichâ in Elders from the Northwest Territories communities of Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtshik, Inuvik, and Aklavik share their joy of living and travelling on the land. Their distinctive voices speak to their values, world views, and knowledge, while McCartney assists by providing context and background on the lives of the narrators and their communities. Scholars, students, and all those interested in Canadian/Northern history, anthropology, Indigenous Studies, oral history, or cultural geography will benefit from this critical resource. Elders Who Contributed Their Stories: Antoine (Tony) Andre, Caroline Andre, Hyacinthe Andre, Annie Benoit, Pierre Benoit, Sarah Bonnetplume, Marka Bullock, Lydia Alexie Elias, Mary Martha Firth, Sarah Ann Gardlund, Elizabeth Greenland, Violet Therese Jerome, Peter Kay Sr., Mary Rose Kendi, Ruby Anne McLeod, Catherine Martha Mitchell, Eunice Mitchell, Joan Ross Nazon, Annie Moses Norbert, Alfred Semple, Sarah Simon, Ellen Catherine Vittrekwa, Jim Julius Vittrekwa |
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| Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 | Sarah (Stewart) Simon, cm 2 | Sarah (Mitchell) Bonnetplume 3 | Hyacinthe Andre 4 | Annie (Koe) Benoit 5 | Joan (Husky) Ross Nazon 6 | Violet Therese (Cardinal) Jerome 7 | Mary Rose (Koe) Kendi 8 | Sarah Ann (Firth) Gardlund 9 | Peter Kay Sr. 10 | Catherine Martha (Stewart) Mitchell 11 | Lydia (Vittrekwa Vaneltsi Neyando) Alexie Elias 12 | Elizabeth (Bonnetplume) Greenland 13 | Ellen Catherine (Wilson) Vittrekwa 14 | Eunice (GÀ'ahdoh) Mitchell 15 | Alfred Semple 16 | Annie (Niditchie) Moses Norbert 17 | Pierre Benoit 18 | Jim Julius Vittrekwa 19 | Antoine (Tony) Andre 20 | Marka (Andre) Bullock 21 | Mary Martha (Robert) Firth 22 | Ruby Anne (Stewart) McLeod 23 | Caroline (Kendo) Andre 24 | Marie Therese Remy-Sawyer 25 | Listen to What I'm Saying Appendix: Transcribing and (Re)Constructing the Elders' Stories Further Reading Endnotes Index |
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AUPresses Book, Jacket, & Journal Show - Scholarly Typographic
2021
United States
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Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year | Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Albert
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Oral History Association Book Award
2021
United States
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Choice Outstanding Academic Title
2021
United States
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Labrecque-Lee Book Prize
2021
Canada
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Awarded By: Exceptionally, the committee "granted the book an honourable mention. According to Leslie McCartney, the anthropologist who led the project, it took twenty years of translation, editing, and rewriting to bring the book to fruition. The stories offered by the Elders are very valuable, and the book constitutes a major contribution to Gwich'in cultural history. It is a beautiful demonstration of long-term, careful, sustained, and intensive work." |
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"[Elders] recall the sound of sled dogs galloping through the snow, the blue gleam of moonlight in winter and smell of fresh caribou steaks drying on spruce boughs.... Their stories are chronicled in Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed, a big, beautiful volume. It is warm and human." [Full article at https://www.blacklocks.ca/review-moonlight-and-fresh-caribou/] -- Holly Doan -- Blacklock's Reporter, 20210327
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"I can easily anticipate that this book will be used in an education setting by the nation.... It will also be of interest to anyone interested in the Gwich'in nation, Gwich'in history, and colonialism in the Arctic. Given the rapid pace of change in the last century or so, quite often the histories provided by the Elders document a huge part of the history of colonization in the North, with many of the Elders in question being amongst the last generations to live for at least part of their life without significant outside influence or change." [Full article at https://ormsbyreview.com/2021/04/05/1086-sims-mccartney-gwichin/] -- Daniel Sims -- The Ormsby Review, 20210405
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"Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed is a remarkable collection of oral history and anthropology that should find a ready audience for anyone interested in Indigenous peoples, particularly those located in Arctic Canada.... The reader comes away from each chapter feeling newly connected to the storyteller and to the Gwich'in community. It is meticulously well documented.... Front- and back-end appendixes and materials provide a beautiful introduction and rich context for the reader... Highly recommended. All levels." -- G. Christensen, CHOICE Magazine, December 2021
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| Published: Polynya Press - December 2020 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Biography: general : Indigenous peoples : Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography |
| List Price: 76.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: Out of Print
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| Title: Our Whole Gwichâ in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwichâ in Kâ yuu GwiidandaÌ iâ Tthak Ejuk GoÌ onlih |
| Sub-title: Stories from the People of the Land |
| By (author): Leslie McCartney, Gwich'in Tribal Council |
| ISBN10-13: 1772126292 : 9781772126297 |
| Our Whole Gwichâ in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwichâ in Kâ yuu GwiidandaÌ iâ Tthak Ejuk GoÌ onlih is an invaluable compilation of historical and cultural information based on a project originally conceived by the Gwichâ in Social and Cultural Institute to document the biographies of the oldest Gwichâ in Elders in the Gwichâ in Settlement Region. Through their own stories, twenty-three Gwichâ in Elders from the Northwest Territories communities of Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtshik, Inuvik, and Aklavik share their joy of living and travelling on the land. Their distinctive voices speak to their values, world views, and knowledge, while McCartney assists by providing context and background on the lives of the narrators and their communities. Scholars, students, and all those interested in Canadian/Northern history, anthropology, Indigenous Studies, oral history, or cultural geography will benefit from this critical resource. Foreword by Grand Deputy Chief Jordan Peterson. Elders Who Contributed Their Stories: Antoine (Tony) Andre, Caroline Andre, Hyacinthe Andre, Annie Benoit, Pierre Benoit, Sarah Bonnetplume, Marka Bullock, Lydia Alexie Elias, Mary Martha Firth, Sarah Ann Gardlund, Elizabeth Greenland, Violet Therese Jerome, Peter Kay Sr., Mary Rose Kendi, Ruby Anne McLeod, Catherine Martha Mitchell, Eunice Mitchell, Joan Ross Nazon, Annie Moses Norbert, Alfred Semple, Sarah Simon, Ellen Catherine Vittrekwa, Jim Julius Vittrekwa |
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| Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 | Sarah (Stewart) Simon, cm 2 | Sarah (Mitchell) Bonnetplume 3 | Hyacinthe Andre 4 | Annie (Koe) Benoit 5 | Joan (Husky) Ross Nazon 6 | Violet Therese (Cardinal) Jerome 7 | Mary Rose (Koe) Kendi 8 | Sarah Ann (Firth) Gardlund 9 | Peter Kay Sr. 10 | Catherine Martha (Stewart) Mitchell 11 | Lydia (Vittrekwa Vaneltsi Neyando) Alexie Elias 12 | Elizabeth (Bonnetplume) Greenland 13 | Ellen Catherine (Wilson) Vittrekwa 14 | Eunice (GÀ'ahdoh) Mitchell 15 | Alfred Semple 16 | Annie (Niditchie) Moses Norbert 17 | Pierre Benoit 18 | Jim Julius Vittrekwa 19 | Antoine (Tony) Andre 20 | Marka (Andre) Bullock 21 | Mary Martha (Robert) Firth 22 | Ruby Anne (Stewart) McLeod 23 | Caroline (Kendo) Andre 24 | Marie Therese Remy-Sawyer 25 | Listen to What I'm Saying Appendix: Transcribing and (Re)Constructing the Elders' Stories Further Reading Endnotes Index |
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AUPresses Book, Jacket, & Journal Show - Scholarly Typographic
2021
United States
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Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year | Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Albert
2021
Canada
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Oral History Association Book Award
2021
United States
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Choice Outstanding Academic Title
2021
United States
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Awarded By: Given to titles that "reflect the best in scholarly titles reviewed by Choice and brings with it the extraordinary recognition of the academic library community." |
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Labrecque-Lee Book Prize
2021
Canada
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Awarded By: Exceptionally, the committee "granted the book an honourable mention. According to Leslie McCartney, the anthropologist who led the project, it took twenty years of translation, editing, and rewriting to bring the book to fruition. The stories offered by the Elders are very valuable, and the book constitutes a major contribution to Gwich'in cultural history. It is a beautiful demonstration of long-term, careful, sustained, and intensive work." |
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"[Elders] recall the sound of sled dogs galloping through the snow, the blue gleam of moonlight in winter and smell of fresh caribou steaks drying on spruce boughs.... Their stories are chronicled in Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed, a big, beautiful volume. It is warm and human." [Full article at https://www.blacklocks.ca/review-moonlight-and-fresh-caribou/] -- Holly Doan -- Blacklock's Reporter, 20210327
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"I can easily anticipate that this book will be used in an education setting by the nation.... It will also be of interest to anyone interested in the Gwich'in nation, Gwich'in history, and colonialism in the Arctic. Given the rapid pace of change in the last century or so, quite often the histories provided by the Elders document a huge part of the history of colonization in the North, with many of the Elders in question being amongst the last generations to live for at least part of their life without significant outside influence or change." [Full article at https://ormsbyreview.com/2021/04/05/1086-sims-mccartney-gwichin/] -- Daniel Sims -- The Ormsby Review, 20210405
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"Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed is a remarkable collection of oral history and anthropology that should find a ready audience for anyone interested in Indigenous peoples, particularly those located in Arctic Canada.... The reader comes away from each chapter feeling newly connected to the storyteller and to the Gwich'in community. It is meticulously well documented.... Front- and back-end appendixes and materials provide a beautiful introduction and rich context for the reader... Highly recommended. All levels." G. Christensen, CHOICE Magazine, December 2021
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Size: 254x190x50mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - February 2022 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Biography: general : Indigenous peoples : Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography |
| List Price: 68.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: The Man Who Lived with a Giant |
| Sub-title: Stories from Johnny Neyelle, Dene Elder |
| Edited by: Alana Fletcher, Morris Neyelle |
| ISBN10-13: 1772124087 : 9781772124088 |
| Our parents always taught us well. They told us to look on the good side of life and to accept what has to happen. The Man Who Lived with a Giant is a collection of traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a Dene Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny used storytelling to teach Dene youth and others to understand and celebrate Dene traditions and knowledge. Johnnyâ s voice makes his stories accessible to readers young and old, and his wisdom reinforces the right way to live: in harmony with people and places. Storytelling forms the core of Dene knowledge-keeping, making this a vital book for Dene people of today and tomorrow, researchers working with Indigenous cultures and oral histories, and all those dedicated to preserving Eldersâ stories. |
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| vii Preface xi Introduction xi The Sahtu Dene xii Telling My Dad's Story Morris Neyelle xiii Story and Dene Philosophy Johnny Neyelle I Sacred and Traditional Stories 3 The Man Who Lived with a Giant 9 Bone Grease from the Sky: How the Animals Became Fat 13 Doo-roo-tseh, the Medicine Man 17 Kidnapped Woman Escapes 27 A Man and His Mother Turn to Cannibalism 31 Ia'eh, the Evil Strong Medicine Man 37 Tl'o-k'áe-tee, the Medicine Man 41 Yamorehya, the One Who Walked the World 59 Yamogah and Ayonia II Oral Histories from the Life of Johnny Neyelle 69 Life with My Parents, Jacque Neyelle and Marie Kotoyeneh 81 Trapping with My Father 89 Jacque Neyelle's Story 95 A Trip to Mackenzie Mountain 101 The Dream, 1940s 105 Advice from My Parents 111 The Hunt to Whiskeyjack Point 115 Tragedies of the Past 117 Epilogue: Goodbye to Johnny Morris Neyelle 121 Afterword: The Editing Process 125 Genealogy of the Extended Neyelle Family 137 Glossary of North Slavey Words |
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"[Johnny Neyelle's] recorded stories were meticulously translated by his son Morris Neyelle and editor Alana Fletcher to blossom into this beautiful memoire, which is truly a guide to being... An invaluable road map, a gift from Johnny Neyelle that will help guide the people of Denedeh and everyone else to a positive life." -- Deborah Shatz, Alberta Native News -- 20190910
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"The stories were told in Sahtúot'inę Yatį́ and recorded on tape, and then transcribed and translated collaboratively by Morris Neyelle and Fletcher. Interspersed through both sections [of stories] are photos of the Neyelle family, and at the end are a family genealogy and a glossary.... The afterword, on the editing process, is an important part of understanding the translation and redaction methods used in creating this collection." -- Jasmine Spencer -- Canadian Literature, 20200212
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"To paraphrase Johnny Neyelle, these stories are about learning to live, they are about cultivating an ethos that will help us navigate our increasingly interdependent lives together, on the land that sustains us, well into the future." -- Glen Sean Coulthard, Native American and Indigenous Studies Journal, Spring 2022
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| Published: Polynya Press - July 2019 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: History of the Americas : History of other lands : Indigenous peoples : Polar regions |
| List Price: 21.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Traditions, Traps and Trends |
| Sub-title: Transfer of Knowledge in Arctic Regions |
| Edited by: Jarich Oosten, Barbara Helen Miller |
| ISBN10-13: 1772123722 : 9781772123722 |
| The transfer of knowledge is a key issue in the North as Indigenous Peoples meet the ongoing need to adapt to cultural and environmental change. In eight essays, experts survey critical issues surrounding the knowledge practices of the Inuit of northern Canada and Greenland and the Northern Sámi of Scandinavia, and the difficulties of transferring that knowledge from one generation to the next. Reflecting the ongoing work of the Research Group Circumpolar Cultures, these multidisciplinary essays offer fresh understandings through history and across geography as scholars analyze cultural, ecological, and political aspects of peoples in transition. Traditions, Traps and Trends is an important book for students and scholars in anthropology and ethnography and for everyone interested in the Circumpolar North. Contributors: Cunera Buijs, Frédéric Laugrand, Barbara Helen Miller, Thea Olsthoorn, Jarich Oosten, Willem Rasing, Kim van Dam, Nellejet Zorgdrager |
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| 1 | The Transformation and Transfer of Inuit Knowledge Notes on isumaqsajuq, ilisaijuq, and qaujimajatuqangit WILLEM C. E . R ASING 2 | Language and Literacy Exchange between the Moravians and the Inuit A Transfer of Knowledge in the 18th Century THEA OLSTHOORN 3 | Traditions, Traps and Tricks Social Aspects of the Transfer of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit FRéDéRIC LAUGRAND and JARICH OOSTEN 4 | Finding New Places to Transfer Inuit Knowledge in Nunavut KIM VAN DAM 5 | Living Objects The Transfer of Knowledge through East Greenlandic Material Culture CUNERA BUIJ S 6 | Transfer of Healing Knowledge A Case Study of the Coastal Sàmi BARBARA HELEN MILLER 7 | Two Traditional Sàmi Love Songs and the Transfer of Knowledge NELLEJE T ZORGDRAGER 8 | Sàmi Storytelling and the Transfer of Knowledge The Kautokeino Rebellion and Its Aftermath NELLEJE T ZORGDRAGER |
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"Traditions, Traps and Trends is exceptional in several ways.... [It] reflects the breadth of Indigenous knowledge systems; as it happens here, those of Inuit and Sami. Each contribution provides insight into the complexity and wholeness of these systems by illuminating the values and beliefs that meaningfully animate livelihood and social life." -- George W. Wenzel, Journal of Northern Studies, 2020
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Size: 228x152x8mm
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| Published: Polynya Press - July 2018 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Regional studies : Cultural studies : Anthropology : Education |
| List Price: 33.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
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