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Middleton, Wis. : Pleasant Co. Publications, c2002.
Description
Twelve-year-old Minuk's traditional Eskimo way of life is changed forever in 1892 with the arrival of Christian missionaries.
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LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
Minuk questions attitudes towards women both in her tribe and in the ways of the white missionaries. She lives a year in her life that is full of both the usual things in the Yu'pik way of life, and new things the missionaries have introduced like reading and finally disease. In the end, she stays
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with her tribe though she has the choice to leave and break some of the restrictions she faces as a woman. She doesn't quite ever answer some of the questions about what is right for women, however. Show Less
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Interesting, solidly researched historical fiction. Depressing in the general oppression of women and the epidemic deaths, but I think it paints a realistic picture, and is highly sympathetic to the preservation of native culture.
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Cardinal Cup (Noteworthy — 2003)
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Original publication date
2002
Physical description
198 p.; 18 inches
ISBN
1584855207 / 9781584855200