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The social life of stories : narrative and knowledge in the Yukon Territory

In this study of indigenous oral narrative, Julie Cruikshank moves beyond the text to explore the social power and significance of storytelling. How do Native peoples use their stories and find them still meaningful in the late twentieth century? Why does storytelling continue to thrive? What can anthropologist learn from the structure and performance of indigenous narratives to become better academic storytellers themselves?

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  • "In this study of indigenous oral narrative, Julie Cruikshank moves beyond the text to explore the social power and significance of storytelling. How do Native peoples use their stories and find them still meaningful in the late twentieth century? Why does storytelling continue to thrive? What can anthropologist learn from the structure and performance of indigenous narratives to become better academic storytellers themselves?"
  • "In this study of indigenous oral narrative, Julie Cruikshank moves beyond the text to explore the social power and significance of storytelling. How do Native peoples use their stories and find them still meaningful in the late twentieth century? Why does storytelling continue to thrive? What can anthropologist learn from the structure and performance of indigenous narratives to become better academic storytellers themselves?"@en

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  • "The social life of stories : narrative and knowledge in the Yukon Territory"
  • "The social life of stories : narrative and knowledge in the Yukon Territory"@en
  • "The social life of stories: narrative and knowledge in the Yukon Territory"
  • "The social life of stories : narrative and knowledge in the Yukon territory"
  • "The social life of stories narrative and knowledge in the Yukon Territory"@en
  • "The social life of stories narrative and knowledge in the Yukon Territory"