Yup'ik Words of Wisdom

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 Wise Words of the Yup’ik People: We Talk to You because We Love You, 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 Contributors1. Tegganret Qalartellruut Ayagyuat-llu NiicugnilutengElders Spoke and Young People Listened2. Umyuaq TuknilriaA Powerful Mind3. Qanruyutet-gguq EgelrutaakutThey Say the Qanruyutet Guide Our Lives4. Angayuqat Mikelnguut-lluParents and Children5. Angutet Arnat-lluMen and Women6. Ilameggnek TukuulriitThose Who Are Rich in Relatives7. TuqluucaraqThe Way of Addressing One’s Relatives8. EyagyaratAbstinence Practices9. Tuarpiaq Yuuyaraat Yupiit Teguq’aqsiCatching the Yup’ik Way of LifeGlossaryTuqluutet: Yup’ik Kinship and Relational Terms

“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  “[Yup’ik Words of Wisdom] will prove to be a valuable record of Yup’ik tradition and knowledge not only for young people who might want to spend a few minutes reading, but also for scholars of oral history in the future.”-Polar Record  “Valuable. . . . These texts are important vehicles for both the preservation and use of Yup’ik traditional knowledge for self-determination.”-CHOICE