Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River
by Velma Wallis
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Author: Velma WallisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-09-01
ISBN: 0972494472
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Epicenter Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
This book is about Velma Wallace's life. She is only two years older than I am, so it has been a real mind bending and awakening read for me. She is very open about life growing up in Fort Yukon, Alaska with twelve brothers and sisters. She lets us see within the walls of her two room log cabin that sits downtown. We see the joys, the struggles, and the sorrows of growing up Indian in Alaska. Velma is not very many generation removed from when the Indians had to survive together off the land, before the influence of Western Culture. She artfully expresses the changes that happened, and how the old ways were still woven in with the new ways. I learned a lot about the culture, and the changes and challenges that affected these people. From the comments on the cover by other Native American Leaders, this story rings true for other Native cultures besides just the Gwitch'in. A very powerful book.
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