{"product_id":"make-prayers-to-the-raven-a-koyukon-view-of-the-northern-forest-paperback","title":"Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard K. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful account of the deep connection between the Koyukon people of western Alaska and the natural world that sustains them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blending of ethnography, personal reflections, and natural history, \u003ci\u003eMake Prayers to the Raven\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving account of the Koyukon people of western Alaska, who follow a traditional lifeway of hunting, trapping, and fishing in remote villages scattered across the boreal forest. Intimacy with nature is the foundation of their existence, and they have accumulated a masterly knowledge of their environment. The Koyukon hunter moves through a watchful forest, kills with humility and respect, and treats his catch as a being filled with power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMake Prayers to the Raven\u003c\/i\u003e, Nelson describes, from a Koyukon point of view, elements of the earth, sky, and atmosphere of the boreal forest, as well as the significant plants and animals. He retells their origins in the dreamlike Distant Time, their spirit powers, their behavior and personality, and the rules dictating their proper treatment by men and women. \u003ci\u003eMake Prayers to the Raven\u003c\/i\u003e leads the reader to an appreciation of the power and substantiality of Koyukon beliefs, and it serves the Koyukon people themselves by educating others about their way of life and by providing the Koyukon with a means of passing on traditional knowledge to their children.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.01 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45844471087301,"sku":"9780226571638","price":68.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/JbPaF_MPZX9780226571638.webp?v=1781213663","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/make-prayers-to-the-raven-a-koyukon-view-of-the-northern-forest-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}