Dinjii Vadzaih Dhidlit: The Man Who Became a Caribou is a new bilingual volume based on a series of oral interviews with Gwich'in elders living in rural northeast Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Richly illustrated, the book covers a wide range of topics based on traditional harvesting and use of caribou from ancient to contemporary times. It also reveals traditional beliefs and taboos about caribou and includes a detailed naming system for caribou anatomy.
- ISBN10 0996748075
- ISBN13 9780996748070
- Publish Date 31 January 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint International Polar Institute Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 496
- Language English