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Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship Among the Subarctic Dene

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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.

read this ethnography for a class, found it pretty interesting! Not as dry as most! I would reccomend this to anyone interested in writing an ethnography.