Make Prayers to the raven ; A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest

334 Pages·1983·22.988 MB·English

by  Richard K. Nelson

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Prayers
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A Koyukon View
of the Northern Forest
Richard K. Nelson
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago and London
Richard K. Nelson has taught at Memorial University of Newfoundland,
the University of Hawaii, the University of California at Santa
Cruz, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the Uni¬
versity of Alaska at Fairbanks. He is a self-employed cultural
anthropologist, consultant, and writer. His previous works include
Hunters of the Northern Ice; Hunters of the Northern Forest: Designs for
Survival among the Alaskan Kutchin; Shadow of the Hunter: Stories of
Eskimo Life; and numerous field reports.
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637
The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London
©1983 by The University of Chicago
All rights reserved. Published 1983
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Nelson, Richard K.
Make prayers to the raven.
Bibliography p.
Includes index.
1. Koyukon Indians. 2. Human ecology—Alaska.
3. Natural history—Alaska I. Title.
E99.K79N44 1983 304.2'09798 82-8441
ISBN 0-226-57162-9 AACR2
This book is dedicated
to the people of Huslia and Hughes, Alaska;
to my teachers, Steven and Catherine Attla;
and to those who will find wisdom
in a world Raven made.
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