10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIDARKA»
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bidarka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Lunging desperately with his paddle he turned the bow within a hair's breadth of
destruction, but as they swung broadside on the breaking crest of the wave there
was a grating jar, and the bidarka seemed to hesitate, like a wounded bird ...
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Descriptive Booklet on the Alaska Historical Museum
Father Veniam- inoff, later Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow, the first missionary
to the Aleutian Islands, who lived and worked throughout Alaska for 35 years, in
writing about Unalaska and the Aleutian chain describes the bidarka and its ...
Alaska Historical Library and Museum, Andrew P. Kashevaroff, 1922
As the difficulties of the ascent made it necessary for them to be unencumbered,
they had stowed all their belongings in the bidarka, and Johnny followed George
with the end of the tracking-line so that they might pull the boat upward when ...
"Skookieand I willgo down the creekinthe bidarka." They agreed to this plan, and
Jesse, hobbling out tothe edgeof the lagoon, picked up oneof the bidarka's
paddlesa narrowbladed, pointed implement such asthe Aleuts always userested
the ...
In shape it resembled a cigar cut in half with the difference that the very end of the
bow turned upward like the neck of a water-fowl. In construction the craft was
practically the same as an esquimau kyak with the difference that the bidarka has
...
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Native American Mythology A to Z
Their everyday boat transportation was called a bidarka, often made of the skin of
a beluga whale. Boat racing was one of the ways young men could distinguish
themselves, especially when vying for a wife. An Aleut myth about a bidarka race
...
Facts On File, Incorporated, 2010
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Before Adam. Children of the Frost.
“Thou wast bidarka-mate with me when we were boys,” he said. “Together we
first chased the seal and drew the salmon from the traps. And thou didst drag me
back to life, Nam-Bok, when the sea closed over me and I was sucked down to
the ...
loaded the younger brother's bidarka full and sent him back to his village there at
St. Peters. "When the younger brother returned, his older brother was proud and
unloaded the seals and gave meat to all the women who didn't have anyone to ...
So he allowed himself to be led down to th water's edge, where he was put
aboard his bidarka and a paddle thrus into his hand. A stray wild—fowl honked
somewhere to seaward, and th surf broke limply and hollowly on the sand.
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Native Peoples A to Z: A Reference Guide to Native Peoples ...
adult Aleut males being obliged to participate in the hunt. In addition to the above
, the Aleut also gather mollusks, sea urchins, and, on land, various kinds of
berries. Boats. Traditionally, the Aleut have used two kinds of skin boats, the
bidarka ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIDARKA»
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bidarka is used in the context of the following news items.
Business news
... will be conducted at the Best Western Bidarka Inn, 575 Sterling Highway. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for commercial fishermen ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jun 15»
A quiet legend in his time He served his time in jail minus Pointer Man
... the wooden three-tier bleachers that cramped both sidelines, as well as the balcony that still exists in what is now Bidarka Rec Center. «Cordova Times, Jun 15»
Community news – March 18
Willow, Alaska gardner Kathy Mailer will present to the Homer Garden Club on March 22 at the Bidarka Inn. Mailer's presentation starts at 2 ... «Homer Tribune, Mar 15»
City holds second hearing for natural gas
Though unsuccessful for the evening, testimony by local Dick Lewis produced a discussion of property owners in the Bidarka Creek ... «Homer Tribune, Mar 15»
Another piece of peninsula's past emerges
In 2011, he came across a tooth fragment near Bidarka Creek area. Radio carbon dating placed the tooth fragment at 39,620. “This is not a ... «Homer News, Mar 15»
Heat over natural gas assessment fees
Held at the Bidarka Inn's downstairs conference room every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., these informal gatherings welcome everyone from ... «Homer Tribune, Mar 15»
Cannabis Coalition responds to proposed ordinance
The Kachemak Cannabis Coalition meets Wednesday nights from 6-8p.m. at the Best Western Bidarka Inn. Representative Wolf did not return a ... «Homer Tribune, Feb 15»
New restaurant offers quick food with homecooked flavors
Overlooking Kachemak Bay, the Lighthouse Grill at 725 Sterling Highway, just west of the Bidarka Inn, is a prime location for those coming into ... «Homer Tribune, Feb 15»
Reading the North
In fact, Lincoln wrote, "It was the use of chalcopyrite (a copper iron sullfide) by an Indian for darkening his 'bidarky' (bidarka) paddle that first ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jan 15»
Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
... $50 gift certificate; Best Western Bidarka, one-night stay in hot tub room; The Bay Club, 1-year couple membership; Pregnancy Care Center, ... «Homer News, Jan 15»
