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Raven's witness : the Alaska life of Richard K. Nelson Cover Image Book Book

Raven's witness : the Alaska life of Richard K. Nelson / Hank Lentfer ; foreword by Barry Lopez.

Lentfer, Hank, (author.).

Summary:

"Before his death in 2019, cultural anthropologist, author, and radio producer Richard K. Nelson's work focused primarily on the indigenous cultures of Alaska and, more generally, on the relationships between people and nature. Nelson lived for extended periods in Athabaskan and Alaskan Eskimo villages, experiences which inspired his earliest written works, including "Hunters of the Northern Ice." In "Raven's Witness," Lentfer tells Nelson's story--from his midwestern childhood to his first experiences with Native culture in Alaska through his own lifelong passion for the land where he so belonged"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781680513073
  • ISBN: 1680513079
  • Physical Description: 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical appendices and notes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Prologue: Solid Ground -- Part I: Niglik -- Part II: Making Prayers -- Part III: Island Years -- Part IV: True Wealth -- Afterword: Wings.

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Subject: Nelson, Richard K.
Nelson, Richard K.
Alaska Natives > Social life and customs.
Human ecology > Alaska.
Anthropologists > Alaska > Biography.
Anthropologists.
Human ecology.
Alaska.
Alaska.
Genre: Biographies.
Biographies.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library AK B NELSON (Text) 000157275 Alaskana -- Biography Available -

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