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000296174 1001_ $$aWallis, Velma.
000296174 24510 $$aTwo old women :$$ban Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival /$$cby Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant.
000296174 250__ $$a1st Perennial ed.
000296174 260__ $$aNew York :$$bPerennial,$$c2004.
000296174 300__ $$axiii, 140 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c19 cm.
000296174 5050_ $$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.
000296174 520__ $$aTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is a classic Athabascan Indian tale of survival, filled with suspense and wisdom as told by Velma Wallis, an outstanding Native American writer. Her style is a refreshing blend of contemporary and traditional, and her choice of subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet her themes are modern -- empowerment of women, the aging of America, and a growing interest in Native American values. Based on a legend told and retold for many generations in the remote Yukon River region of northeast Alaska, this is the tragic and shocking story (with an unexpected upbeat ending) of two elderly women who are abandoned by a migrating band facing starvation because of unusually harsh Arctic weather and a shortage of fish and game.
000296174 650_0 $$aGwich'in Indians$$vFolklore.
000296174 650_0 $$aAthapascan Indians$$vFolklore.
000296174 650_0 $$aLegends$$zAlaska.
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