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Alutiiqs and the land -- The precontact period on the Alaska peninsula -- The Russian period on the Alaska Peninsula: 1741 to 1867 -- The American period, 1867 to 1912 -- Katmai, 1912 -- The American period, 1912 to World War II Documents about the Alutiiq people of the Alaska Peninsula, written by outsiders, tell a familiar story of political subjugation, economic deprivation, and cultural loss. But recordings of oral traditions and personal histories by the Alutiiqs themselves tell a different tale. These narratives, woven together here with written records and scholarly commentary into an ethnohistory, show that Alutiiqs have been making their own history for millennia. Through stories and actions, Alutiiqs not only affect the course of their lives, but in so doing express a unique perception of the very nature of history. xiv, 296 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm