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Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Raising Ourselves is an irresistible story of growing up Gwich'in. It is gritty and sobering yet filled with laughter even a to present. But hope pushes back hopelessness, and a new strength and wisdom emerge.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2003Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company · 192 pages · 9780972494472
- Other · English · 2003Tandem Library · 9780613999533
- Other · English · 2002Epicenter Press · 212 pages · 9780970849304
Social life and customsGwich'in womenGwich'in IndiansAlcohol useAlcoholismBiographyAmerican IndiansYupik