Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River
by Velma Wallis
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Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Raising Ourselves is an irresistible story of growing up Gwich'in. It is gritty and sobering yet filled with laughter even a to present. But hope pushes back hopelessness, and a new strength and wisdom emerge.Tags
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A frank and honestly writen story about growing up in Fort Yukon, Alaska. A tale of the Gwich'in families dealing with acute alcoholism and a generation of cultural loss. As sad story but also an honest story of trying cope and reconnect with the old natural way of life and culture that was to be part of her upbringing. Well written by the author whose first book Two Old Women was an international best seller for over a decade.
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Velma Wallis was born in Fort Yukon, a remote village in Interior Alaska, and now her family divides their time among Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, and traditional hunting, fishing, and trapping grounds. Wallis's books are based on the Athabaskan stories her mother told her when she was growing up
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- Canonical title
- Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River
- Original publication date
- 2002-10-01
- People/Characters
- Velma Wallis
- Important places
- Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA; Yukon River, Alaska, USA
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- English
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