Traces the history of the open skin boat or angyapik (umiak), from flat-bottom aboriginal structure to the modern bent-rib version. Includes information on cons

Describes the life of the people of St. Lawrence Island, located off the coast of Alaska, noting the mingling of Western ways with Eskimo tradition.

The rich artistic traditions of Alaska Natives are the subject of this landmark volume, which examines the work of the premier Alaska artists of the twentieth c