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Raising ourselves : a Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River

Raising ourselves : a Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River

Wallis, Velma.
Book 2003

Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Raising Ourselves is an irresistible story of growing up Gwich'in. It is gritty and sobering yet filled with laughter. But hope pushes back hopelessness, and a new strength and wisdom emerge.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Alcoholism Alaska Fort Yukon
Authors Alaska Biography
Gwich'in Alaska Fort Yukon
Wallis, Velma
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ISBN:
0972494472
Edition:
Trade paperback edition
Description:
212 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Other Title:
Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River
Contents:
Fort Yukon
Itchoo
Nina
Pete
Hannah
Mae
Siblings and seasonal friends
Uptown and school
Life in the sixties
Times of change
Turning points
Back and forth
Back home
Neegoogwandah
Learning new skills
Struggles
Going to Oregon
Back to Fort Yukon
Barry
LCCN:
2003113975
Control Number:
367761
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