eskimos

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eskimos

People of the Deer

1984
Describes two summers spent in the Barrens west of Hudson's Bay among the fast-dying race of Eskimos, the People of the Deer.

Lucy's dance

2011
Lucy helps her grandfather, and her entire community, recall the traditional dance festivals that they used to enjoy before the outsiders came. Includes author's note on the history of traditional Yupik dance festivals.

Julie of the wolves

2001
A thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl runs away from her arranged marriage in search of a new, modern life in San Francisco and gets lost in Alaska's North Slope region, where she is gradually welcomed into a wolf pack, fights the elements for her survival, and faces her inner conflict regarding her identity.

Julie of the wolves

1986
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

On Mother's lap

1994
A small Eskimo boy discovers that Mother's lap is a very special place with room for everyone.

Estrella Negra, Brillante Amanecer

1990
Brillante Amanecer must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured.

El cuento de Nessa

1994
A young Inuit girl, who wishes she had something to contribute when the adults tell their stories in the gathering place, encounters the story of a lifetime when she finds a giant egg one day and is able to see what it hatches.

Dogsong

2000
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

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