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008 040713t20041993nyuab 000 0 eng
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100 1 $aWallis, Velma.
245 10 $aTwo old women :$ban Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival /$cby Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant.
250 $a1st Perennial ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bPerennial,$c2004.
300 $axiii, 140 p. :$bill., maps ;$c19 cm.
505 0 $aDedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Hunger and cold take their toll -- "Let us die trying" -- Recalling old skills -- Painful journey -- Map -- Saving a cache of fish -- Sadness among the people -- Stillness is broken -- New beginning -- About the Gwich'in people.
520 $aTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is a classic Athabascan Indian tale of survival, filled with suspense and wisdom as told by Velma Wallis, an outstanding Native American writer. Her style is a refreshing blend of contemporary and traditional, and her choice of subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet her themes are modern -- empowerment of women, the aging of America, and a growing interest in Native American values. Based on a legend told and retold for many generations in the remote Yukon River region of northeast Alaska, this is the tragic and shocking story (with an unexpected upbeat ending) of two elderly women who are abandoned by a migrating band facing starvation because of unusually harsh Arctic weather and a shortage of fish and game.
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650 0 $aAthapascan Indians$vFolklore.
650 0 $aLegends$zAlaska.
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