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I Am Eskimo: Aknik My Name

Name: I Am Eskimo: Aknik My Name
Author: Paul Green
ISBN: 9781258437039

by Paul Green, Abbe Abbott, George Aden Ahgupuk (Illustrator)

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Overview

Introduction By Robert A. Henning. Paul Green (Aknik) Tells Of His Life Growing Up In An Eskimo Village In Alaska. Accompanying These Remembrances Are Line Drawings By Native Eskimo Artist George Akgupuk. The Author Describes Such Traditional Activities As Hunting, Whaling, And Making Igloos. Shares Anecdotes On Subjects As Varied As Eskimo Games, Kissing, And The Arctic. Written In Pidgin English, As Spoken By The Author, May Be Difficult To Read.

About the Author, Paul Green

Using images from a diversity of sources that includes the Chicago Sun-Times, City of Chicago, and University of Illinois, celebrated local authors and professors Melvin G. Holli and Paul Green collaborate to present a vivid photographic history of this most influential time.