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Watching ice and weather our way / Conrad Oozeva, Chester Noongwook, George Noongwook, Christina Alowa, and Igor Krupnik = Sikumengllu eslamengllu esghapalleghput / Akulki, Tapghaghmii, Mangtaaquli, Sunqaanga, Igor Krupnik. Edited by Igor Krupnik, Henry Huntington, Christopher Koonooka, and George Noongwook

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Definitions of marine ice -- Ice and weather observations: Savoonga and Gambell -- Yupik stories about ice and weather -- Old stories, recent memories "This book is the product of a joint four-year effort by subsistence hunters from two Yupik communities on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska and northern scholars researching Arctic climate change. ... Part One presents the Yupik sea ice 'dictionary,' an illustrated list of almost 100 Yupik terms for sea ice formations prepared by Conrad Oozeva. Part Two consists of records of observations... Part Three introduces Yupik elders' knowledge of ice and weather..."-- P. 6. 207 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm

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Oozeva, Conrad, Noongwook, Chester, Noongwook, George, Alowa, Christina, Krupnik, Igor, Huntington, Henry P, Arctic Studies Center (National Museum of Natural History), Savoonga Whaling Captains Association, United States Marine Mammal Commission
Date
2004
Identifier
ld1-1646149545906-1646150460063-0
Collections
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Subjects
Alaska, Arctic Regions, Climate, English language--Yupik languages, Eskimos, Ice, Ice--Classification, Indians of North America, Meteorology, Meteorology--Research, Native Americans, Older Yupik Eskimos, Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska), Savoonga (Alaska), Sea Ice, Sea ice--Yupik languages, Storytelling, Yupik Eskimos, Yupik languages--English
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