Table of Contents
List of maps and tables Foreword by William Bright Preface to the 2016 edition Preface to the 2003 edition Introduction to the 1987 edition Acknowledgements Terminology and format Symbols, abbreviations, common Dena’ina words Introduction Shem Pete Ełan Shit’I, ‘I Am Shem Pete’ Billy Shem Pete Sava Stephan, Sr. The Dena’ina Language Area, Dena’ina Dialects, and Prehistoric Migrations, by James Kari Prehistory of the Greater Upper Cook Inlet Region, by Douglas Reger and Brian T. Wygal The Russian Presence in Upper Cook Inlet, by James Kari and James A. Fall Upper Inlet Dena’ina Regional Bands, Subsistence Patterns, and Traditional Leaders, by James A. Fall Upper Inlet Dena’ina Bands and Band Names, by James Kari Dena’ina Place Names and Territorial Knowledge, by James Kari A Note on Map Production for Shem Pete’s Alaska, by Matt Ganley 1 Western Cook Inlet Chief Simeon Chickalusion, 1880-1957 Tanik’edi, a Dena’ina Technique for Salmon Fishing on Cook Inlet, by Nickafor Alexan Beluga Hunting in the Tyonek Area, by James Kari and James A. Fall Quyushi Uqu Ch’el’ani, Beluga hunting, by Shem Pete 2 Lower Sustina River The Wrangell Map of 1839, by James Kari Early Historic Dena’ina Log and Pole Buildings, by D. C. Beard Susitnu Htsukdu’a—The Susitna Story, by Shem Pete 3 Fish Creek Notes on Dena’ina Witchcraft, by James Kari Baytnidahen and Red Shirt, by Shem Pete, translated by Billy Pete 4 Alexander Creek Drainage Ghuliy—Potlatch Wealth, by James Kari 5 Lower Yetna River Shem Pete, Dena’ina Singer and Composer, by Thomas F. Johnston 6 Skwentna River to the Rainy Pass Area Htal—the 1932 Trip to Rainy Pass, by Sava Stephan Introducing the Proto-Dene Lex Loci with Selected Dene Place Names South and West of the Alaska Range, by James Kari 7 Upper Yetna River, Lake Creek, and Kahiltna River Archaeological Investigations at Tiq’atl’ena Bena (Hewett Lake), by R. Grerg Dixon 1919 Trip from Susitna Station to the Johnson Creek area and Hewitt Lake, by Shem Pete 8 Middle Susitna River Travelling with the Kroto Creek Band in the 1920s, by Katherine Nicolie Q’u Nuch’tutnał Dini Sht’a The Story of Beł Dink’udlaghen: The One Who Swan Back Inside with Them (the Salmon), by Shem Pete Wasilla Stephan of Montana Creek, compiled by James Kari, with an excerpt by Russell Annabel 9 Chulitna River Names for Denali in Alaska Native Languages and the Denali Name Change of 2015 by James Kari 10 Upper Susitna River A Trip from Tyone Village to Knik in 1912, by Jim Tyone Recent Advances in Ethnogeographic Research Methods, by James Kari 11 Talkeetna River Ch’anqet’ and the Mountain People, by Shem Pete John Shaginoff 12 Little Susitna River No Room in the Homeland… Willow’s First Citizen Looks for Home, by James Kari and Priscilla Russell Being With Shem Pete, by Priscilla Russell 13 Western Knik Arm Knik Archaeological Excavations, by Fran Seager-Boss 14 Matanuska River Basdut—Old Man Ezi, told in Dena’ina by Shem Pete, translated by Billy Pete Chief Ezi, by Alberta Stephan The Chickaloon Ahtna Country, by Katie Wade and the Chickaloon Village Traditional Council 15 Eastern Knik Arm and the Anchorage Area Dach’ Idlughet Hyighiyih—How Eklutna Got Its Name, by Shem Pete Early Days in Anchorage, by Shem Pete and Sava Stephan 16 Turnagain Arm and Point Possession Captain Cook’s Arrival in Cook Inlet in 1778, by James Kari Nutuł’iy ch’u Tutl’uh—Fire Island and Turnagain Arm, by Shem Pete Unhsah Tahna’ina—The First underwater People, by Fedosia Sacaloff 2003 Bibliography 2016 Bibliography Geographic Names Index Personal Names Index Subject Index
