Shem Pete’s Alaska. A geography of the Cook Inlet Region of Alaska based on the lifetime travels and knowledge of Shem Pete and 33 other Dena’ina Athabascan elders. The book contains more than 700 Dena’ina place-names of the western Cook Inlet Region of Alaska, including extensive commentary. Other topics include beluga hunting, salmon fishing, Dena’ina dialects, settlement patterns, music, potlatch wealth, traditional chiefs and more. Dr. James Kari and James A. Fall, editors. 1987. Published by University of Alaska Fairbanks. Originally funded by grants from Cook Inlet Region, Inc., University of Alaska/Alaska Native Language Center, and the Alaska Legislature. 400 pages. Photographs, 66 maps, and charts included. Reprinted 2004 in part by a grant from The CIRI Foundation. Cloth: ISBN 1-889963-56-9, $65.00. Paper: ISBN 1-88-9963-57-7. $29.95
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