Ann Fienup-Riordan

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Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather: Continuity and Change on the Bering Sea CoastPaperback, 27 March 2012

Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather: Continuity and Change on the Bering Sea Coast
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Print Length
384 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Date Published
27 Mar 2012
ISBN-10
0295991615
ISBN-13
9780295991610

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Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather is a result of nearly ten years of gatherings among Yup'ik elders to document the qanruyutet (words of wisdom) that guide their interactions with the environment. In an effort to educate their own young people as well as people outside the community, the elders discussed the practical skills necessary to live in a harsh environment, stressing the ethical and philosophical aspects of the Yup'ik relationship with the land, ocean, snow, weather, and environmental change, among many other elements of the natural world.

At every gathering, at least one elder repeated the Yup'ik adage, "The world is changing following its people." The Yup'ik see environmental change as directly related not just to human actions, such as overfishing or burning fossil fuels, but also to human interactions. The elders encourage young people to learn traditional rules and proper behavior--to act with compassion and restraint--in order to reverse negative impacts on their world. They speak not only to educate young people on the practical skills they need to survive but also on the knowing and responsive nature of the world in which they live.

Product Details

Authors:
Ann Fienup-RiordanAlice Rearden
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
27 March 2012
Dimensions:
25.15 x 17.53 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
0295991615
ISBN-13:
9780295991610
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
384
Weight:
698.53 gm

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