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The Sami People
Sami culture has undergone powerful changes recently. Traditions have been integrated with contemporary influences and perspectives. New kinds of Sami participation and activism …
Uncommon Weather: Alaska Stories
Uncommon Weather is an eclectic mix of character-driven stories that delivers a panoramic picture of Alaska-- from the cold city streets of Anchorage to picturesque but emotionally …
A Dictionary of Modern Consternation
Winner of the 2022 Permafrost Prize in Nonfiction A Dictionary of Modern Consternation is a genre-bending nonfiction lyric following one family through the years from the financial …
Hard Driving
In the winter of 1908, six cars left Times Square bound for Paris. They were embarking on a remarkable motor race across the world that would capture everyone’s imagination. In …
History of the Central Brooks Range
"History of the Central Brooks Range" uses rare primary sources in order to provide a chronological examination and history of the Koyukuk region - including anthropological …
Gaining Daylight
For many the idea of living off the land is a romantic notion left to stories of olden days or wistful dreams at the office. But, for Sara Loewen it becomes her way of life each …
Yungcautnguuq Nunam Qainga Tamarmi/All the Land's Surface is Medicine
In this book, close to one hundred men and women from all over southwest Alaska share knowledge of their homeland and the plants that grow there. They speak eloquently about time …
Outside in the Interior – An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska, Second Edition
With its breathtaking vistas and countless acres of unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attracted those who are looking for a bit of adventure in their vacations—from visitors who …
Picture Man
In 1912, Shoki Kayamori and his box camera arrived in a small Tlingit village in southeast Alaska. At a time when Asian immigrants were forbidden to own property and faced intense …
There's a Moose in My Garden
What do you do when a young moose calf wants to dine on your freshly planted Lady's Mantle for lunch? What plants can handle a summer of nearly endless sun? How do you harness the …
Island Between
Margaret E. Murie crafts an engrossing tale of Eskimo life in "Island Between", as she tells the story of Toozak, a young Inuit from Sevuokuk, known today as St. Lawrence Island. …