Raising ourselves
Subtitle: a Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River
By: Velma Wallis ; illustrated by James L. Grant, Sr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Epicenter Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Kenmore, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Wallis, Velma; Gwich'in women -- Alaska -- Fort Yukon -- Biography; Gwich'in Indians -- Alaksa -- Fort Yukon -- Biography; Gwich'in Indians -- Alcohol use -- Alaksa -- Fort Yukon; Alcoholism -- Alaska -- Fort Yukon; Fort Yukon (Alaska) -- Social life and customs
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River
Description: Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Raising Ourselves is an irresistible story of growing up Gwich'in. It is gritty and sobering yet filled with laughter even a to present. But hope pushes back hopelessness, and a new strength and wisdom emerge.
Notes: "Alaska book adventures."
Table of contents: title: Fort Yukon; title: Itchoo; title: Nina; title: Pete; title: Hannah; title: Mae; title: Siblings and seasonal friends; title: Uptown and school; title: Life in the sixties; title: Times of change; title: Turning points; title: Back and forth; title: Back home; title: Neegoogwandah; title: Learning new skills; title: Struggles; title: Going to Oregon; title: Back to Fort Yukon; title: Barry.