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Velma Wallis

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival

an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival

Epicenter Press (Oct 01, 1993)

9780945397182

| Hardcover

145 pages | 5.3 x 7.3 inch | English

$ 16.95

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Dewey 398.2089972

LC Classification E99.K84 .W35 1993

LC Control No. 93025044

Subject

Athapascan Indians
Athapascan Indians/ Folklore
Gwich'in Indians
Gwich'in Indians/ Folklore
Social Science / Women's Studies

Plot

An Athabascan Indian of Alaska's Yukon flats, author Velma Wallis retells a classic legend wherein two old women are abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine and must survive on their own or die trying. A wise and simple story now in paperback. Winner of a 1993 Western State Book Award.