Contributor
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988.
Description360 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Note:"Crossroads of continents is also the title of an exhibition organized by the National Museum of Natural History and circulated by the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)"--T.p. verso.
Note:INTRODUCTION: Crossroads of continents: Beringian Oecumene / William W. Fitzhugh, Aron Crowell -- Ethnic connections across the Bering Srait / I.S. Gurvich -- PEOPLES OF SIBERIA AND ALASKA: Peoples of the Amur and Maritime regions / Lydia T. Black -- Koryak and Itelmen: dwellers of the smoking coast / S.A. Arutiunov -- Even: reindeer herders of eastern Siberia / S.A. Arutiunov -- Chukchi: warriors and traders of Chukotka / S.A. Arutiunov -- Eskimos: hunters of the frozen coasts / William H. Fitzhugh -- Aleut: islanders of the North Pacific / Lydia T. Black, R.G. Liapunova -- Tlingit: people of the wolf and raven / Frederica de Laguna -- Northern Athapaskans: people of the deer / James W. VanStone -- STRANGERS ARRIVE: The Story of Russian America / Lydia T. Black -- Treasures of the Neva: the Russian collections / G.I. Dzeniskevich, L.P. Pavlinskaia -- Baird's naturalists: Smithsonian collectors in Alaska / William W. Fitzhugh -- The American Museum's Jesup North Pacific expedition / Stanley A. Freed, Ruth S. Freed, Laila Williamson -- Young Laufer on the Amur / Laurel Kendall -- CROSSCURRENTS OF TIME: Beringia: an ice age view / Steven B. Young -- Ancient peoples of the North Pacific rim / Christy G. Turner II -- Prehistory of Siberia and the Bering Sea / S.A. Arutiunov, William W. Fitzhugh -- Prehistory of Alaska's Pacific coast / Aron Crowell -- THEMATIC VIEWS: Raven's creatures / Milton M.R. Freeman -- Many tongues, ancient tales / Michael E. Krauss -- - Maritime economies of the North Pacific rim / Jean-Loup Rousselot, William W. Fitzhugh, Aron Crowell -- Hunters, herders, trappers, and fishermen / James W. VanStone -- Economic patterns in Northeastern Siberia / I.I. Krupnik -- Economic patterns in Alaska / William W. Fitzhugh -- Dwellings, settlements, and domestic life / Aron Crowell -- Needles and animals: women's magic / Valérie Chaussonnet -- War and trade / Ernest S. Burch, Jr. -- Guardians and spirit-masters of Siberia / S. Ia. Serov -- Eye of the dance: spiritual life of the Bering Sea Eskimo / Ann Fienup-Riordan -- Potlatch ceremonialism on the Northwest Coast / Frederica de Laguna -- Art and culture change at the Tlingit-Eskimo border / Bill Holm -- Comparative art of the North Pacific rim / William W. Fitzhugh -- NEW LIVES FOR ANCIENT PEOPLES: Siberian peoples: a Soviet view / V.V. Lebedev -- Alaska natives today / Rosita Worl -- Alaska native arts in the 20th century / Margaret B. Blackman, Edwin S. Hall, Jr. -- Apendix I: Beads and bead trade in the North Pacific region / Peter Francis, Jr.
Bibliography Note:Bibliography: p. 354-359.
