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of hopelessness as they faced starvation, and the future held little promise of better days.
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Velma Wallis and her mother were chopping wood at the mouth of the Porcupine River, where it flows into the Yukon, when Wallis first heard the legend of the Two Old Women - an elderly pair's "journey into hardship." Passed from mothers to daughters for many generations, the ancient story of abandonment is tragic and shocking but comes with a surprise that will lighten your heart. In 1993, Velma Wallis's retelling of the legen in book form challenged her people's oral traditions and revealed old taboos, yet revealed universal themes. Ten years after the first edition, Two Old Women has been translated into seventeen languages, sellingmore than one million copies. Today, the legend is still being passed between mother and daughter, and from sister to sister, with its hopeful lesson for us all.
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- Title Two Old Women:20th Anniversary Ed.
- Author Velma Wallis
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 20th Anniversary
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Epicenter Press, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- Date March 1, 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780972494496 / 0972494499
- Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.38 x 5.32 x 0.68 in (18.75 x 13.51 x 1.73 cm)
- Reading level 1030
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Generational Orientation: Elderly/Aged
- Geographic Orientation: Alaska
- Seasonal: Winter
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Alaska, Athapascan Indians
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004104023
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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