Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

Ann Fienup-Riordan is an independent scholar. She is the author and editor of many books, including Hunting Tradition in a Changing World: Yup’ik Lives in Alaska Today and Yup’ik Words of Wisdom: Yupiit Qanruyutait, New Edition (Nebraska, 2018). Alice Rearden is a Yup’ik speaker and leading translator for the Calista Elders Council.

• Introduction to the New Bison Books EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroductionYup’ik Transcription and TranslationList of Yup’ik ContributorsElders Spoke and Young People ListenedA Powerful MindBoys Are Like Puppies, Ears Are Eyes, and Women Are DeathParents and ChildrenMen and WomenThose Who Are Rich in Relatives: Extended Family RelationsTuqluucaraq: The Way of Addressing One’s RelativesThe World Contains No Others, Only Persons: Yup’ik Views of Self and OtherQanrucunailnguut: Those Who Do Not Listen and AdhereEyagyarat: Abstinence PracticesMaking the Past Present: The Desertion of the QasgiNotesGlossaryReferencesIndexMap. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

“Significant and timely. . . . Wise Words of the Yup’ik People and Yup’ik Words of Wisdom together honor the richness of oral tradition among Alaska Natives while addressing a broader audience of the next generation of Yup’ik people, scholars of various disciplines, and policymakers alike.”-Andrea D. Robertson, Pacific Northwest Quarterly“This book will prove to be an important resource for scholars in the future, as well as an excellent record of Yup’ik oral culture.”-Polar Record “Valuable. . . . These texts are important vehicles for both the preservation and use of Yup’ik traditional knowledge for self-determination.”-CHOICE