Ann Fienup-Riordan and Alice Rearden present Many Stories to Tell: Tales of Humans and Animals from Southwest Alaska
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Ann Fienup-Riordan and Alice Rearden siacuss their new book, Qanemcit Amllertut/Many Stories to Tell: Tales of Humans and Animals from Southwest Alaska. This bilingual collection shares new translations of old stories recorded over the past four decades through interviews with Yup’ik elders from throughout southwest Alaska. Some are true qulirat (traditional tales), while others are recent. Some are well known, like the adventures of the wily raven, while others are rarely told. All are part of a great narrative tradition, shared and treasured by Yup’ik people into the present day. This is the first region-wide collection of traditional Yup’ik tales and stories from southwest Alaska. The elders and translators who contributed to this collection embrace the great irony of oral traditions: that the best way to keep these stories is to give them away. By retelling these stories, they hope to create a future in which the Yup’ik view of the world will be both recognized and valued. Qanemcit Amllertut/Many Stories to Tell is published by University of Alaska Press. Ann Fienup Riordan and Alice Rearden have worked on numerous publications together. Their book, Anguyiiim Nalliini, A Time of Warring, The History of Bow-and-Arrow Warfare on Southwest Alaska was published in 2016 by University of Alaska Press in 2016.. This event is sponsored with Alaska Center for the Book. It is held in celebration of Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage Month.
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