Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship Among the Subarctic Dene

By Robert Jarvenpa

What is it like living among and learning about the cultural realities of other people for the first time? Northern Passage uses the motif of apprenticeship to reveal the humbling, childlike quest of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881339903
• ISBN13: 9780881339901
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting insights into the Han and Chipewyan cultures

I'm neither an anthropologist nor a professional reviewer, but since no one else had reviewed this book, I thought I might give it a shot. I purchased this book because I'll be taking a trip to Canada and Alaska this summer, and I'm interested in learning more about the native people before I go. And I wasn't disappointed. The people came alive for me and I felt I got a feeling for how different the Han and Chipewyan cultures are (or were -- the events in the book took place in the 1970's). There were some pictures, drawings, and basic maps that were good additions. I thought it might be dry reading, but some of the author's experiences had me laughing out loud. I did wonder about the editing, as there were a few jarring grammatical errors. But overall I would recommend this book to someone who is interested in learning about the Dene or Athapaskan way of life.