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New Book!

The Alaska Native Language Center in partnership with the University Press of Colorado is happy to announce the publication of the 3rd Edition of Neerihiinjik: We Traveled From Place: The Gwich’in Stories of Johnny and Sarah Frank. Edited by Craig Mishler, the new edition contains additional photographs, carefully revised translations by Craig Mishler and Kenneth Drizhuu Frank, and an expanded Frank family tree by Crystal Frank Welker. Through an online link, it’s also possible to hear the voices of the original storytellers while reading the Gwich’in transcriptions. First published in 1995, the book is a bilingual Alaskan folklore classic with facing page translation. It is 694 pages and lists in paperback for $45.  Pre-orders may be placed via Amazon, by calling the University Press of Colorado Distribution Center at 800-621-2736, or by visiting the book’s web page at https://upcolorado.com/alaska-native-language-center/neerihiinjik