Across the shaman's river : John Muir, the Tlingit stronghold, and the opening of the north /

Across the Shaman's River is the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher and John Muir. Tucked in the corner of southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfully warded off...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henry, Daniel Lee (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro: To Tell the Story
  • Prologue: Beacon
  • Part One. Jil'kaat Aani
  • Sojourners
  • Power Plays
  • Moving Heaven and Earth in Klukwan
  • Eagles in the Heart
  • Part Two. Dleit Aan'kaawu
  • True Believers
  • Crossed Paths
  • Unbecoming Indians
  • To'watte's Canoe
  • Brotherhood
  • Wilder Than
  • Trampling the Shaman
  • Epilogue: The Wild Line.