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Life lived like a story

Transcribed oral life histories of three elder native women (Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith and Annie Ned) of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, who lived in the southern Yukon Territory through most of the 20th century. One is the last living speaker of Tagish Athapaskan, and two speak Southern Tutchore. Includes map and family trees, and a glossary of native terms.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 404 pages

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