Wise Words of the Yup'ik People
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Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

We Talk to You because We Love You, New Edition

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Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

We Talk to You because We Love You, New Edition

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The Yup'ik people of southwest Alaska were amongthe last Arctic peoples to come into contact with non?Natives, and as a result, Yup'ik language and many traditions remain vital into the twenty?first century. Wise Words of the Yup'ik People documents their qanruyutait (adages, words of wisdom, and oral instructions) regarding the proper living of life. Throughout history these distinctive adages have guided the relations between men and women, parents and children, siblings and cousins, fellow villagers, visitors, strangers, and non?Natives. Yup'ik elders have chosen to share these adages during Calista Elders Council gatherings and conventions since 1998 because of their continued relevance and power to change lives. The Calista Elders Council (now Calista Education and Culture) recently spearheaded efforts at cultural revitalization through gatherings with younger community members. By describing the content of traditional instruction as well as its central motivation—"We talk to you because we love you"—elders not only educate Yup'ik young people but also open a window into their view of the world for all of us. A new introduction explores this book's impact over the past decade. Wise Words of the Yup'ik People will continue to serve as a valuable resource for the Yup'ik people and those who wish to learn more about their lives and values.

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Publisher
Bison Books
Year
2020
ISBN
9781496211163
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Native American Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction to the New Bison Books Edition
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Yup’ik Transcription and Translation
  10. List of Yup’ik Contributors
  11. 1. Elders Spoke and Young People Listened
  12. 2. A Powerful Mind
  13. 3. Boys Are Like Puppies, Ears Are Eyes, and Women Are Death
  14. 4. Parents and Children
  15. 5. Men and Women
  16. 6. Those Who Are Rich in Relatives: Extended Family Relations
  17. 7. Tuqluucaraq: The Way of Addressing One’s Relatives
  18. 8. The World Contains No Others, Only Persons: Yup’ik Views of Self and Other
  19. 9. Qanrucunailnguut: Those Who Do Not Listen and Adhere
  20. 10. Eyagyarat: Abstinence Practices
  21. 11. Making the Past Present: The Desertion of the Qasgi
  22. Notes
  23. Glossary
  24. References
  25. Index
  26. Map. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region