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Ways of real people: Scholars document traditional Yup'ik life by talking to elders who lived it
Alaska Dispatch
Ways of real people: Scholars document traditional Yup'ik life by talking to elders who lived it
A library of ancient knowledge drawn directly from the memories and stories of Yup’ik elders who lived the old ways -- before children went to Western schools, before year-round villages, before village stores, before shopping on Amazon -- is quietly being produced before the opportunities are lost.
Rural Alaska | Lisa Demer
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150528/ways-real-people-scholars-document-traditional-yupik-life-talking-elders-who-lived