Eskimo Boyhood : An Autobiography in Psychosocial Perspective /

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Story of an Eskimo growing up on St. Lawrence Island during 1930's and 1940's and an analysis of the major trends in socio-cultural change in a small and isolated corner of the world.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kakianak, Nathan
Other Authors: Hughes, Charles C. (Charles Campbell)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky, [1974]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kakianak, Nathan > Childhood and youth.
Eskimos > Social life and customs.
Eskimos.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Native Americans.
HISTORY > North America.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Inuits > Alaska > Saint Lawrence, Île > Biographies.
Inuits > Alaska > Saint Lawrence, Île > Moeurs et coutumes.
Eskimos > Alaska > Saint Lawrence Island > Biography.
Eskimos > Alaska > Saint Lawrence Island > Social life and customs.
Alaska > Saint Lawrence Island.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part One: Place, Time, and Person; Part Two: The Life; 1. At Camp; 2. A Child's View of School; 3. The New House; 4. War; 5. Fourth of July Footrace; 6. Bird Netting with Kakianak; 7. Nathan Joins the Church; 8. Unloading the Ship; 9. The Dream Seal; 10. A Hard Lesson; 11. Truant Hunter; 12. The Christmas Prograin; 13. A Crewman for Kogoyak; 14. Akoak's Death; 15. The Ancient Enemy; 16. High Seas to Savoonga; 17. Back to Southwest Cape; Part Three: Self and Society; Postlude; References Cited.

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