· Mr Oquillik tells in great detail the stories of the people of the Northwest Arctic, ranging from Pt. Hope to the Seward Peninsula--the Inupiat. He tells of the 3 disasters--(1) the 3-day eclipse of the sun followed by ever-colder weather, (2) the great flood, and (3) /5(6). Shortly after the Oquilluk family — grandfather, aunts, uncles, his parents, and all the cousins — returned to Mary's Igloo, William's father John, his mother, Mary, and William traveled to the Kougarok mining country deeper in the interior of the Seward Peninsula. Oquilluk, William A. People of Kauwerak: Legends of the Northern Eskimo. 2nd ed. Anchorage: Alaska Pacific University Press, x + pp. Maps, glossary. $ paper. It is remarkable that a 75 year old Eskimo man of very little western education used western methods to publish a book of history, beliefs, stories and legends of his people, the Kauweramuit of Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
PEOPLE OF KAUWERAK Legends of the Northern Eskimo Excerpt: "William Oquilluk of the Seward Peninsula took it upon himself to document the stories, legends and ceremonies of the Northern Alaska Eskimo culture. Set against a theme of four great disasters and leading into the fifth- the complete destruction of the beliefs and values and the loss. People of Kauwerak: Legends of the Northern Eskimo by William A. Oquilluk, Laurel L. Bland People of Kauwerak: Legends of the Northern Eskimo by William A. Oquilluk, Laurel L. Bland (pp. ). "Sputnik" and "When Good People Walk Among Us" - Two poems by Andy Hope. Maniilaq - "Maniilaq is the name of a man that is held in very high regard by the older Iñupiat Eskimos of the Northwest Arctic. He was more commonly known as Maniilauraq, and to some of the elders in the area, he was an Eskimo prophet. They speak of him with reverence.
Chapter One: WE ARE OF THE INUPIAT — THE NORTHERN ESKIMOS. THE FIRST PEOPLE. Northwestern Alaska was once a very warm country. Alaska was close to the sun. This continent had no winter and it was warm always. The Kauwerak Eskimos' ancestors were very large people. They were also healthy and very strong human beings. They lived long and were happy. Shortly after the Oquilluk family — grandfather, aunts, uncles, his parents, and all the cousins — returned to Mary's Igloo, William's father John, his mother, Mary, and William traveled to the Kougarok mining country deeper in the interior of the Seward Peninsula. The People of Kauwerak Legends of the Northern Eskimo William Oquilluk First Disaster “ACUTE COLD” Second Disaster “FLOOD” Third Disaster “NO SUMMER” ( or ?) Fourth Disaster “ TERRIBLE SICKNESS” ( Influenza) William Oquilluk postulated a Fifth Disaster NOT MANY OLD PEOPLE LEFT / LOSS of LANGUAGE •Volcanoes.
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