These essays, some by Native voices, focus on two related themes: cultural revival in YupÆik communities, and the intercultural production of indigenous practices and knowledge.
— Choice
The book offers fascinating and engaging material.
— Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History
This stimulating book of essays contributes fresh ways of thinking about meanings of tradition in the late twentieth century.
— Julie Cruikshank, associate professor of anthropology, University of British Columbia
Fienup-RiordanÆs latest book is a stimulating look at her anthropological and personal relationships among the YupÆik in southwestern Alaska. Reflecting on 25 years of research in the region . . . she offers several views of the changing world of Alaska Natives, of the relationship between anthropologist and subjects, and of the very goals of anthropology herself. . . . [She] addresses these topics and more with grace and humor.
— Arctic
If you donÆt believe that indigenous cultures have survived and even thrived in the modern world, read Hunting Traditions in a Changing World. Fienup-Riordan shows that, far from relinquishing their culture, the Yupiit (the YupÆik people) are eagerly reclaiming it. This reclamation project is not simply an effort to record dances, songs, and customs; it is a way to engage and shape the present. . . . As an ethnographerÆs report on the changing culture of anthropology and on the changing culture of the Yupiit, this book is fascinating, innovative, empathetic, and plain god reading.
— Pacific Northwest Quarterly