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- catalog abstract ""When Joanne B. Mulcahy first helped Mary Peterson - a respected elder of the Akhiok community - find a safe home away from the violence and alcoholism that had altered village life, she never imagined that they would meet again five years later and begin more than twelve years of interviews, letters, and visits that would transform the lives of both women." "Birth and Rebirth on an Alaskan Island offers the fascinating story of Mary's life, from her experience growing up within the traditional society of Akhiok to her work as a teacher, a community health aide, a mother, a grandmother, and an Alutiiq midwife and healer. Through her story we discover a society that blended native Alutiiq culture with the Russian Orthodox teachings handed down from late-eighteenth- and nineteenth-century colonists; the mixed modern education and employment with a subsistence lifestyle; that sanctioned arranged marriages but upheld civil divorce laws; and, above all, that recovered its confidence in traditional healing - both of the body and of the community." "More than a personal story of survival, Birth and Rebirth on an Alaskan Island portrays, in Akhiok, a resilience formed through a return to a strong sense of community. As we become acquainted with the Kodiak world through Mary Peterson's story, we come to realize the strength of the native oral tradition and to see that knowing and healing are pivotal elements of the Alutiiq way - particularly as they bring to light the previously unrecognized efforts, inspirations, and accomplishments of countless women healers"--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Birth and rebirth on an Alaskan island".
- catalog contributor b11914502.
- catalog coverage "Kodiak Island (Alaska) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""When Joanne B. Mulcahy first helped Mary Peterson - a respected elder of the Akhiok community - find a safe home away from the violence and alcoholism that had altered village life, she never imagined that they would meet again five years later and begin more than twelve years of interviews, letters, and visits that would transform the lives of both women." "Birth and Rebirth on an Alaskan Island offers the fascinating story of Mary's life, from her experience growing up within the traditional society of Akhiok to her work as a teacher, a community health aide, a mother, a grandmother, and an Alutiiq midwife and healer. Through her story we discover a society that blended native Alutiiq culture with the Russian Orthodox teachings handed down from late-eighteenth- and nineteenth-century colonists; the mixed modern education and employment with a subsistence lifestyle; that sanctioned arranged marriages but upheld civil divorce laws; and, above all, that recovered its confidence in traditional healing - both of the body and of the community." "More than a personal story of survival, Birth and Rebirth on an Alaskan Island portrays, in Akhiok, a resilience formed through a return to a strong sense of community. As we become acquainted with the Kodiak world through Mary Peterson's story, we come to realize the strength of the native oral tradition and to see that knowing and healing are pivotal elements of the Alutiiq way - particularly as they bring to light the previously unrecognized efforts, inspirations, and accomplishments of countless women healers"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-161) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxxi, 172 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0820322539 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press,".
- catalog spatial "Alaska Kodiak Island".
- catalog spatial "Alaska".
- catalog spatial "Kodiak Island (Alaska) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "2002 J-724".
- catalog subject "979.8/4 B 21".
- catalog subject "E99.E7 M87 2001".
- catalog subject "Indian women healers Alaska Kodiak Island Biography.".
- catalog subject "Inuits Alaska Biography.".
- catalog subject "Midwifery Alaska Biography.".
- catalog subject "Midwives Alaska Kodiak Island Biography.".
- catalog subject "Pacific Gulf Yupik Eskimos Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "Pacific Gulf Yupik women Alaska Kodiak Island Biography.".
- catalog subject "Peterson, Mary, 1927-".
- catalog subject "Peterson, Mary.".
- catalog subject "WZ 100 P4852M 2001".
- catalog title "Birth & rebirth on an Alaskan island : the life of an Alutiiq healer / Joanne B. Mulcahy ; foreword by Gordon L. Pullar.".
- catalog title "Birth and rebirth on an Alaskan island".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".