Chasing the dark
Subtitle: perspectives on place, history and Alaska Native land claims
By: edited by Kenneth L. Pratt
Contributors: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Alaska Region. Division of Environmental & Cultural Resource Management; United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. ANCSA Office
Series: Shadowlands -- v. 1; Shadowlands (Anchorage, Alaska) -- v. 1.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, Division of Environmental and Cultural Resources Management, ANCSA Office
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Anchorage, Alaska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781607257400
Subjects: Social life and customs; Alaska Natives; Land tenure; United States; Claims; History
Notes: Shipping list no.: 2009-0270-P.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I. Beginnings; title: A history of the ANCSA 14(h)(1) program and significant reckoning points, 1975-2008 / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: II. History and culture; title: Assault on Qawiaraq : Siberian-Alaskan warfare in historical and cultural context / William L. Sheppard; title: Steller's landing site on Kayak Island, 1741 / compiled by Rita A. Miraglia; title: Neets'it Gwich'in caribou fences : an oral and documentary history / Alice J. Lynch and Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Nataełde, "Roasted Salmon Place" : a summary history of Batzulnetas / William E. Simeone; title: Two Koniag place name lists / Matthew B. O'Leary; title: Yindastuki and Chilkoot Village : the fates of two Chilkat Tlingit villages claimed under ANCSA section 14(h)(1) / Rita A. Miraglia; title: Vestiges of the past / Francis M. Broderick and Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Identity and change / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Unmasking Teng'arkaq ("One that will fly") : the story of Kapegcualria / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Going mobile : archeological lessons from historic Buckland communities / David P. Staley; title: Tengmiarpak : the giant eagle / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Weaving history from many strands of evidence : Wosnesenski Village / Rita A. Miraglia; title: Interpreting the record : Kulukak Bay area place names and cultural geography / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: III. Implementation; title: Edward W. Nelson's winter sledge journey, 1878-1879 / Matthew B. O'Leary; title: The hospitality and assistance of elders : Pete and Ruth Koktelash, Nondalton, Alaska / compiled by Rita A. Miraglia; title: "I didn't think I would ever see this place again" / compiled by Robert M. Drozda; title: Luck and the art of leaving no stone unturned : the search for Bear Rock Monument / Matthew L. Ganley; title: Signs of respect / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Ancient hunting camps at Dickey Lake / Matthew B. O'Leary; title: The Chugach smokehouse : a case of mistaken identity / Rita A. Miraglia; title: An elder's perspective on the traditional abstinence practice / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Aleutian field images / Dale C. Slaughter; title: Reindeer Village of the lower Mulchatna / Matthew B. O'Leary; title: Reflections on Russian River / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: A caribou hunting complex on the Seward Peninsula / Fred Harden; title: Clues to Under-the-Rocks / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Estimating the marine reservoir age at Uyak Bay / Matthew B. O'Leary; title: The haunted site of Nasqunartulim Quullra / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: IV. Interpretation and innovation; title: An Agattu Island journal / Robert M. Drozda; title: History and native art / Gerald A. Bair and Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Averting the "dreadful days" / Monica Shelden; title: A note on the Bladder Festival / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: "Before he knew what was going on" : a listener's perspective on the systematizing of oral histories / Michael Seyfert; title: Migration story / compiled by Kenneth L. Pratt; title: The last harvest / Gerald A. Bair; title: V. Moving forward; title: The ANCSA historical places and cemetery sites collection for the Doyon Region : continuing work with the Culture History Archive / Robert A. Sattler; title: Protecting the past for the future / John F.C. Johnson; title: Sealaska Corporation 14(h)(1) historic sites / Sarah Demmert; title: Local and traditional knowledge of special places / Carl M. Hild; title: VI. Appendices; title: Appendix A. ANCSA 14(h)(1) program staff lists / Matthew B. O'Leary, Kenneth L. Pratt and Robert M. Drozda ; Respect for traditional knowledge / Howard T. Amos; title: Appendix B. ANCSA section 14(h)(1) records / Matthew B. O'Leary, Robert M. Drozda and Kenneth L. Pratt ; ANCSA field maps and native knowledge : GIS in the raw / Robert M. Drozda ; Ahtna copper / Kenneth L. Pratt; title: Appendix C. Sketch of native groups and primary places of residence / Matthew B. O'Leary.