Ellavut, our Yup'ik world & weather : continuity and change on the Bering Sea coast
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Ellavut, our Yup'ik world & weather : continuity and change on the Bering Sea coast
University of Washington Press , Calista Elders Council, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-334) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World and Weather is a result of nearly ten years of gatherings among Yup'ik elders to document the qanruyutet (words of wisdom) that guide their interactions with the environment. In an effort to educate their own young people as well as people outside the community, the elders discussed the practical skills necessary to live in a harsh environment, stressing the ethical and philosophical aspects of the Yup'ik relationship with the land, ocean, snow, weather, and environmental change, among many other elements of the natural world.
At every gathering, at least one elder repeated the Yup'ik adage, "The world is changing following its people." The Yup'ik see environmental change as directly related not just to human actions, such as overfishing or burning fossil fuels, but also to human interactions. The elders encourage young people to learn traditional rules and proper behavior--to act with compassion and restraint--in order to reverse negative impacts on their world. They speak not only to educate young people on the practical skills they need to survive but also on the knowing and responsive nature of the world in which they live.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Yup'ik Contributors
Introduction
Qanruyutet Anirturyugngaatgen - Qanruyutet Can Save Your Life
Nuna-gguq Mamkitellruuq- They Say the Land Was Thin
Ella Alerquutengqertuq - The World and Its Weather Have Teachings
Nunavut - Our Land
Kuiget Nanvat-Ilu - Rivers and Lakes
Yuilqumun Atalriit Qanruyutet - Instructions Concerning the Wilderness
Qanikcaq - Snow
Imarpik Elitaituq- The Ocean Cannot Be Learned
Ciku - Ice
Yun'I Maliggluki Ella Ayuqucimitun Ayuqenrirtuq - The World Is Changing Following Its People
Notes
References
Index
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