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Koonooka, Christopher – 2003
The language of these stories, Siberian Yupik, in this book were first written down by Russian educator and linguist, Gregoriy A. Menovshchikov, during his 30 years of teaching and working with Eskimo languages in Chukotka, Russian, beginning in the 1930s. Siberian Yupik is the ancestral language of more than 2,000 people equally divided between…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Eskimos, Folk Culture, Legends
Bacon, Susan, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy, Ed. – 1996
The 26 units of Spanish instruction for grades K-8 presented here were developed by participants in a 1995-96 teacher institute. The units are designed to help children and adolescents learn both language and culture through Mexican legends. Activities help introduce the legend, test comprehension, and extend the meaning, to develop deeper…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries
Jochelson, Waldemar, Comp.; Bergsland, Knut, Ed.; Dirks, Moses L., Ed. – 1990
This collection of Aleut stories was originally collected by Russian ethnographer Waldemar Jochelson in 1909-10 in an attempt to preserve Aleut culture. An introductory chapter offers historical background, information about Aleut dialects and dialect groups, notes on the original fieldwork, and descriptive and technical information about the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Ethnography, Folk Culture