The Reindeer Thief.
Like many St. Lawrence Island legends, this story is set in Siberia where Chukchi, the Reindeer People, live. Pelaasi, an elder from Gambell, speaks Siberian Yupik. His mythical story, about a man who goes out in search of a reindeer thief is an ungipaghaq, a tale that has been passed down unchanged...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming,
2014.
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| Series: | Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Alaskan Eskimo |
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| Summary: | Like many St. Lawrence Island legends, this story is set in Siberia where Chukchi, the Reindeer People, live. Pelaasi, an elder from Gambell, speaks Siberian Yupik. His mythical story, about a man who goes out in search of a reindeer thief is an ungipaghaq, a tale that has been passed down unchanged through generations and believed to be based in truth. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 12 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |