"In October of 2010, six men who were serving on the board of the Calista Elders Council (CEC) gathered in Anchorage with CEC staff to spend three days speaking about the subsistence way of life. The men shared stories of their early years growing up on the land and harvesting through the seasons, and the dangers they encountered there. The gathering was striking for its regional breadth, as elders came from the Bering Sea coast as well as the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. And while their accounts had somecommonalities, they also served to demonstrate the wide range of different approaches to subsistence in different regions. This book gathers the men's stories for the current generation and those to come. Taken together, they become more than simply oral histories--rather, they testify to the importance of transmitting memories and culture and of preserving knowledge of vanishing ways of life"--
This oral history of southwest Alaska documents Yupik cultural and subsistence traditions. Those interviewed and quoted are six men serving on the board of the Calista Elders Council, who were between the ages of 73 and 85 when they were interviewed in 2010; some of the men never learned to speak English, while some were educated in mission schools. They share stories of their early years living off the land and sea near the Alaskan towns of Kongiganak, Toksook Bay, Marshall, St. Marys, Kalskag, and Emmonak. Much of the book is devoted to traditional folk stories. The entire book is side-by-side English and Yupik transliteration. The book contains color and b&w historical and contemporary photos and maps. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
In October of 2010, six men who were serving on the board of the Calista Elders Council (CEC) gathered in Anchorage with CEC staff to spend three days speaking about the subsistence way of life. The men shared stories of their early years growing up on the land and harvesting through the seasons, and the dangers they encountered there. The gathering was striking for its regional breadth, as elders came from the Bering Sea coast as well as the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. And while their accounts had some commonalities, they also served to demonstrate the wide range of different approaches to subsistence in different regions.
This book gathers the men’s stories for the current generation and those to come. Taken together, they become more than simply oral histories—rather, they testify to the importance of transmitting memories and culture and of preserving knowledge of vanishing ways of life.
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