The Roots of Ticasuk - Brown, Ticasuk (Emily) Ivanoff
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In 1974, the great Iñupiaq writer and historian Ticasuk (also known by the English name Emily Ivanoff Brown) completed a master's degree program at the University of Alaska by researching and writing the history of the Iñupiaq, who lived at Unalakleet, on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. The result is a fascinating account of culture, nature, and survival that spans generations and leads, inexorably, to the birth of the author herself. The Roots of Ticasuk is not only a deftly-written series of adventures, but also a family story crucial to understanding the rich culture of the Iñupiaq people and their role in the history of present-day Alaska.…mehr

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In 1974, the great Iñupiaq writer and historian Ticasuk (also known by the English name Emily Ivanoff Brown) completed a master's degree program at the University of Alaska by researching and writing the history of the Iñupiaq, who lived at Unalakleet, on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. The result is a fascinating account of culture, nature, and survival that spans generations and leads, inexorably, to the birth of the author herself. The Roots of Ticasuk is not only a deftly-written series of adventures, but also a family story crucial to understanding the rich culture of the Iñupiaq people and their role in the history of present-day Alaska.
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Ticasuk (Emily Ivanoff Brown) was born in Unalakleet, Alaska, in 1904. Her mother was Iñupiaq and her father was of Russian-American-English heritage. After earning her teacher's certificate in Oregon, she taught in Kotzebue for two years and then attended nursing school in Seattle so that she could work on correcting health problems in Alaska Native villages. She married Robert Brown, whom she had met in Seattle, and they had three sons before he died young. She taught in the Kotzebue and Unalakleet schools for over thirty years, and was an early promoter of bilingual education. She received many awards for her work in education and preserving Native culture: the Governor's Award, Alaskan of the Year, 1969; Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, University of Alaska, 1970; Woman of the Year, National Federation of Press Women, 1974; and a Presidential Commendation for "exceptional service to others in the finest American tradition," from President Nixon. She received her honorary Doctor of Humanities degree posthumously, six days after her death.