Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu

Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit: The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John

Before it was written, this book was spoken. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul Johnâ€•widely respected as a dean of Yupâ€™ik elders, and recognized for his tireless advocacy of Yupâ€™ik language and traditionsâ€•held an audience of Yupâ€™ik students rapt at Nelson Island High School, in southwest Alaska. Hour after hour he spoke to the young people, sharing life experiences and Yupâ€™ik narratives, never repeating a tale. Now, more than a quarter-century after Paul Johnâ€™s extraordinary performance, Sophie Shieldâ€™s translations and Ann Fienup-Riordanâ€™s editing have brought his words back to life, and to a new audience. This book records one elderâ€™s attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupâ€™ik people.

Tales both authentically Yupâ€™ik and marked by Paul Johnâ€™s own unique innovations are presented in a bilingual edition, with Yupâ€™ik and English text presented in facing pages. As Paul John says, â€œIn this whole world, whoever we are, if people speak using their own language, they will be presenting their identity and it will be their strength.â€

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780295983509
ISBN	0295983507
Label	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	856
PublicationDate	2003-10-01
Publisher	University of Washington Press
Studio	University of Washington Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit: The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John