Our Voices

James Ruppert is a professor of English and Alaska Native studies, and John W. Bernet is a professor emeritus of English, both at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Ruppert's books include Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction.

• Contents: List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction1 1. Deg Hit'an 2. Koyukon 3. Gwich'in 4. Northern Tutchone 5. Kaska 6. Tagish 7. Southern Tutchone 8. Upper Tanana 9. Tanacross 10. Lower Tanana 11. Upper Kuskokwim 12. Dena'ina 13. Ahtna 14. Eyak

"This outstanding collection of Athabaskan oral traditions contains stories of 14 cultural groups in Alaska and the Yukon. . . . A valuable resource for students, scholars, and general readers alike, this collection stands out as exceptional even among the excellent collections available." —Choice "Editors [Ruppert and Bernet] have done a tremendous service to the presentation and preservation of Native American literary craft with their new book. Readers will immediately note its twofold importance: it contributes to the historical archive of Native American traditional stories from Alaska and the Yukon while presenting the most significant narratives as told by Athabaskan storytellers."—Library Journal "Here the reader can experience the richness and diversity of an oral literature belonging to the northern interior of northwestern North America."—Robin Ridington, author of Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community