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Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit

The Oratory of Yup'ik Elder Paul John

By Paul John. Translated by Sophie Shield. Edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan

Before it was written, this book was spoken. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John—widely respected as a dean of Yup’ik elders, and recognized for his tireless advocacy of Yup’ik language and...