Yupiit yuraryarait = Yup'ik ways of dancing

Publication Data

• Title Yupiit yuraryarait = Yup'ik ways of dancing
• Alternative Title Yup'ik ways of dancing
• Author James H. Barker
• Contributors Ann Fienup-Riordan, Theresa John
• Publisher University of Alaska Press
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Fairbanks, Alaska
• Language English

Contents

Yuarutma mengyaraa = The beginning of my song
Yuarutem agenra = The song's chorus
Yup'ik dancing is like Akutaq : a rich mixture
A land of dancers
The moral foundations of Yup'ik dancing
Song and dance through the seasons : the traditional cycle of ceremonies
Apalluan ciuqlia = First verse
Everything dances
Powerful songs, past and present
Apalluan kinguqlia = Second verse
The missionary view
The return of dancing
Pamyua! = Tail!
Why we dance
From hardship to fulfillment
Glossary.

Topics

• Yupik dance :: Alaska
• Yupik dance :: Alaska :: Pictorial works
• Yupik Eskimos :: Alaska :: Social life and customs
• Yupik Eskimos :: Alaska :: Social life and customs :: Pictorial works
• Yupik Eskimos :: Alaska :: Songs and music
• Alaska :: Social life and customs
• Alaska :: Social life and customs :: Pictorial works
• Alaska

Yupiit yuraryarait = Yup'ik ways of dancing by James H. Barker. ISBN 9781602230828. Published by University of Alaska Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.