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Meaning in Mud: Yup'ik Eskimo Girls at Play
Author(s) -
DeMarrais Kathleen Bennett,
Nelson Patricia A.,
Baker Jill H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1992.23.2.05x1262n
Subject(s) - westernization , anthropology , meaning (existential) , sociology , cultural influence , gender studies , ethnology , psychology , modernization theory , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth
This study describes storyknifing as played by one group of girls in a Yup'ik Eskimo village. We describe the utensils, symbols, and stories used in this activity as well as the historical role storyknifing has played in traditional Eskimo culture. We found that despite the Westernization of the culture, storyknifing in this village continues to provide a forum for young girls to learn both cultural and cognitive knowledge.