The Alaska Native Reader - 9780822344803

The Alaska Native ReaderHistory, Culture, Politics\nAuthor(s): Maria Sha Tla Williams\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Duke University Press, United States\nImprint: Duke University Press\nISBN-13: 9780822344803, 978-0822344803\nSynopsis\nAlaska is home to more than two hundred federally recognized tribes. Yet the long histories and diverse cultures of Alaskas first peoples are often ignored, while the stories of Russian fur hunters and American gold miners, of salmon canneries and oil pipelines, are praised. Filled with essays, poems, songs, stories, maps, and visual art, this volume foregrounds the perspectives of Alaska Native people, from a Tlingit photographer to Athabascan and Yupik linguists, and from an Alutiiq mask carver to a prominent Native politician and member of Alaskas House of Representatives. The contributors, most of whom are Alaska Natives, include scholars, political leaders, activists, and artists. The majority of the pieces in The Alaska Native Reader were writte.