Living our cultures, sharing our heritage : the first peoples of Alaska
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- ISBN: 1588342700 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781588342706 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
312 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 32 cm.
print - Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, c2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "In association with the Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History and the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center." "Companion volume to the exhibition of the same name opening at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, May 2010"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Native perspectives on Alaska's history / Paul C. Ongtooguk and Claudia S. Dybdahl -- The first peoples of Alaska : a path to self-determination / Rosita Worl -- Iñupiaq / Beverly Faye Hugo. First seal hunt / Paul Asicksik Jr. -- St. Lawrence Island Yupik / Paapi Merlin Koonooka. Sleeping memories / Jonella Larson White -- Yup'ik / Alice Aluskak Rearden. Ellam Yua--person of the universe / Marie Meade -- Unangax̂ / Alice Petrivelli. Return of the dance / Crystal Dushkin -- Sugpiaq / Gordon L. Pullar. Sugpiaq masks / Sven Haakanson Jr. -- Athabascan / Eliza Jones. Dena'ina Anchorage / Aaron Leggett -- Tlingit / Rosita Worl. Clan knowledge / Ricardo Worl -- Haida / Jeane Breinig. Haida history and art / Delores Churchill -- Tsimshian / David Boxley. Herring eggs / Karla Booth -- Collaborative conservation of Alaska Native objects at the Smithsonian / Landis Smith, Michele Austin-Dennehy, and Kelly McHugh -- Alaska Native collections at the Smithsonian / Aron C. Crowell, Landis Smith, and Kelly McHugh. |
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Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage : The First Peoples of Alaska
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Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage : The First Peoples of Alaska
Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage: The First Peoples of Alaska features more than 200 objects representing the masterful artistry and design traditions of twenty Alaska Native peoples. Based on a collaborative exhibition created by Alaska Native communities, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, this richly illustrated volume celebrates both the long-awaited return of ancestral treasures to their native homeland and the diverse cultures in which they were created. Despite the North's transformation through globalizing change, the objects shown in these pages are interpretable within ongoing cultural frames, articulated in languges still spoken. They were made for a way of life on the land that is carried on today throughout Alaska. Dialogue with the region's First Peoples evokes past meanings but focuses equally on contemporary values, practices, and identities. Objects and narratives show how each Alaska Native nation is unique--and how all are connected. After introductions to the history of the land and its people, universal themes of "Sea, Land, Rivers," "Family and Community," and "Ceremony and Celebration" are explored referencing exquisite masks, parkas, beaded garments, basketry, weapons, and carvings that embody the diverse environments and practices of their makers. Accompanied by traditional stories and personal accounts by Alaska Native elders, artists, and scholars, each piece featured in Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage evokes both historical and contemporary meaning, and breathes the life of its people.