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Tales of Ticasuk : Eskimo legends and stories / collected and written by Emily Ivanoff Brown "Ticasuk" ; illustrated by Eugene C. and Mary Lou Totten.
A collection of twenty-four Eskimo legends and stories, featuring talking animals, people who are clever and magical, and those who are evil and greedy.
Record details
- ISBN: 0912006242
- ISBN: 9780912006246
- ISBN: 0912006455 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780912006451 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xxv, 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, c1987.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Mythology of Ayaatayat -- Ogre baby, Makkatahlungiq -- Battle song of the giants -- Imitchaq's hero -- Creation of the first festival -- Mythical rolling fire -- Legend of the Aurora Borealis -- Wiilingiataq, a girl who refuses to marry -- Legend of Egg Island and Besboro Island -- Legend of tree moss -- How the orphan boy destroys an Eskimo village -- Ptarmigan legend -- Eskimo Shaman's flight to the moon -- Snow igloos and sod igloos, a modern tale -- Raven, a great hunter -- Ihlliagaq's big haul -- Yonge and the flounder -- Johnny Niuqsik, squirrel hunter -- Ugruk hunters -- Forgetful Eskimo boy -- Curious little mouse -- Miraculous little seal poke -- Legend: On how to exchange gifts -- Legend of Kotzebue village. |
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| Subject: | Eskimos > Alaska > Folklore. Indians of North America > Alaska > Folklore. Eskimos > Folklore. Indians of North America > Alaska > Folklore. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | AK 398.22 BRO (Text) | 000098711 | Alaskana -- Nonfiction | Available | - |