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Shem Pete's Alaska: the territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina

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dc.contributor.authorPete, Shem, author
dc.contributor.authorKari, James, editor and compiler
dc.contributor.authorFall, James A., editor and compiler
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Alaska Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-22T14:48:52Z
dc.date.available2022-04-22T14:48:52Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.descriptionRevised second editon.
dc.descriptionPrincipal contributor, Shem Pete; additional place names and commentary by Daniel Alex and 51 others.
dc.description.abstractShem Pete (1896-1989), the colorful and brilliant raconteur from Susitna Station, Alaska left a rich legacy of knowledge about the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina world. Shem was one of the most versatile storytellers and historians in twentieth century Alaska. His lifetime travel map of approximately 13,500 square miles is one of the largest ever documented in this degree of detail anywhere in the world. Reflecting the latest scholarship on Upper Inlet Dena'ina ethnogeography and history, this revised second edition includes new place names, two new essays, numerous annotations, and new photographs. It also illustrates how Shem Pete's Alaska has contributed to the recognition of the Dena'ina heritage of southcentral Alaska since the publication of the second edition in 2003. The names form a reconstructed place name network from the vantage points of the life experiences of Shem Pete and other Dena'ina and Ahtna speakers. The place names are annotated with comments and stories by Shem Pete and more than fifty other contributors, and with historic references, vignettes, numerous photographs, a selection of historic maps, and shaded-relief place name maps. The authors provide perspective on Dena'ina language and culture, and a summary of Dena'ina geographic knowledge and place name research methodology. The book is a significant contribution to Athabascan ethnography and linguistics, the history of Alaska, and to the fields of ethnogeography and onomastics. This book will be the basic reference work on the Dena'ina people of Upper Cook Inlet.--Provided by publisher.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/234793
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Alaska Press
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
dc.subjectAlaska -- History, Local
dc.subjectCook Inlet (Alaska) -- History, Local
dc.subject.lcshDena'ina Indians -- Alaska -- Cook Inlet
dc.subject.lcshNames, Dena'ina -- Alaska -- Cook Inlet
dc.subject.lcshNames, Geographical -- Alaska
dc.subject.lcshNames, Geographical -- Alaska -- Cook Inlet
dc.subject.lcshDena'ina language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
dc.titleShem Pete's Alaska: the territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina
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