Authentic Alaska
Subtitle: voices of its native writers
By: edited by Susan B. Andrews and John Creed.
Contributors: Andrews, Susan B., 1959-; Creed, John, 1952-
Series: American Indian lives
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Eskimos -- Alaska -- Social life and customs; Eskimos -- Alaska -- Biography; Athapascan Indians -- Alaska -- Social life and customs; Athapascan Indians -- Alaska -- Biography; Alaska -- Social conditions
Description: "In this lively and sometimes poignant collection of essays and autobiographies, nearly fifty Alaska Native writers tell of their unique way of life and bear witness to the sweeping cultural changes occurring in their lifetimes."--BOOK JACKET.

"They explore a range of experiences and issues, including skinning a polar bear; traditional domestic and subsistence practices; marriage customs; alcoholism; the challenges and opportunities of modern education; balancing traditional and contemporary demands; discrimination; adapting to urban life; the treatment of Native peoples in school textbooks; and the social realities of speaking standard and "village" English."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.