10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEALSKIN»
Discover the use of
sealskin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sealskin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Young Annie is nervous and excited about performing her first story-dance at the village potlatch. Through this centuries old tradition, she will honor her ancestors and officially become part of her Yup'ik Eskimo community.
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Sealskin and shoddy: working women in American labor press ...
This collection of twenty-five stories published in union journals offers a portrait both of women's experiences as wage-earners and of the conflicts, values, and aspirations that touched their lives in this period of massive social ...
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Sealskin Boots and a Printing Press - Piecing Together the ...
9. The. Sealskin. Boot. Trade. Whenever someone in Newfoundland and
Labrador mentions the name of Canon J. T. Richards, if they recognize the name
at all, they almost invariably mention the “skinboot church.” Although sealskin
boots ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
A band of bleached sealskin is sewn to the upper edge and stitched with black
thread to form a casing. Drawstrings are threaded through the casings. Ankle
straps are cut from bleached skins; a short piece of shaved sealskin is sewn to
the ...
Jill Elizabeth Oakes, Roderick R. Riewe, 2007
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World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East
sealskin. hits. The town of Sisimut, just north of the Arctic circle, boasts 5000
Eskimos, 3000 dogs and a twenty-four track recording studio. This is the home of
ULO, who could be legitimately described as the world's most successful record ...
Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo, 1999
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Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins
This particular type of sealskin is called qiviuq in our dialect. The grandmother
made clothing out of qiviuq skin for Kiviuq, whose name is derived from qiviuq.” If
Kiviuq is the seal-boy, we are left wondering how he grew from a seal in water to
a ...
Sealskin was never in greater demand than now, and dyes have been brought to
such perfection that a good sealskin will wear a generation without becoming
shabby. Dealers are already in despair lest the perfection of these goods injure ...
A sealskin sack! A sealskin sack is food. He has been carrying food all along and
didn't know it. His sack is dry, but it is food. 'He told me once that when you're
facing starvation anything made of animal can be eaten', he thinks, remembering
...
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Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing
The sealskin trousers tuck into the boots and are decorated with inserts of light-
coloured fur on the inside of the thighs. The boots are dehaired, brown, and come
to the knee. The painting of the woman dressed in a sealskin amauti shows a ...
Betty Kobayashi Issenman, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEALSKIN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sealskin is used in the context of the following news items.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker forced to return $3500 sealskin vest as part …
Alaska's governor and lieutenant governor will return sealskin vests received as gifts, the governor's office said on Monday, amid an ethics investigation by a ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
Yellowknife woman's sealskin creations in the spotlight
A Yellowknife woman's sealskin cuffs are turning heads after they were worn on stage by throat singer Tanya Tagaq. Cheryl Fennell, who is Métis, learned how ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Alaska governor to return seal-skin vest paid for with North Slope …
Byron Mallott will return bearded sealskin vests they were given by an organization affiliated with the North Slope Borough following the disclosure that the ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
Nicole Camphaug takes sealskin footwear to new heights
Nunavut designer Nicole Camphaug is taking sealskin footwear to a whole new level with her new line of fur-covered ballet flats, kitten heels and stilettos. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Humane Society International bosses accept Rod Stewart's sealskin …
Animal rights activists at Humane Society International have forgiven Rod Stewart after the rocker was spotted wearing a sealskin jacket in a recent photo. «3News NZ, Jul 15»
Store owner says Stewart was well aware the coat was sealskin
Rock icon Rod Stewart is denying he knew the coat he wore at a St. John's fur shop last weekend was made of sealskin. A post to Stewart's official Facebook ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Rod Stewart gets fitted for sealskin coat in St. John's
"At the end of it, we did have them all fitted for sealskin jackets, that was my request, and they loved them," Halloran said. "But they decided with the warmth and ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Yellowknife artist's sealskin cuffs become controversial symbol
EDMONTON - Cheryl Fennell never expected her hand-sewn seal-hide cuffs would become the most powerful snap bracelets in Canada. But after the Inuk ... «Edmonton Journal, Jun 15»
ARTISANS: Sold on sealskin - Part 1
Unlike some high-end boutiques that sell sealskin and other animal fur products, Laurie didn't want to limit her clientele to only those who could afford expensive ... «The Telegram, Apr 15»
Rob Moore asks US Customs to return Nora Fitzgerald's sealskin …
Newfoundland and Labrador's regional minister has stepped in to try to get a Corner Brook woman's sealskin purse returned to her after it was confiscated by ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
