Beautiful words =: Kasuundze' kenaege': the complete Ahtna poems

A literary landmark, this bilingual collection of poems represents the only literature of the Ahtna culture in existence. Ahtna is one of twenty indigenous languages of Alaska and had no written form until the last thirty years. Here John Smelcer renders these poems in his native tongue with English translations. The Complete Ahtna Poems -- The Indian Prophet -- The Poet -- Home -- What I Learned From The Stars -- Animal Spirits -- Zen Raven -- Mum Raven -- The Nature Of Being -- A Sufficient Wisdom -- Happiness -- Song Of The Rain -- Loonsong -- Raincatcher -- My Conversation With A Fox -- Talking Animals -- He Went The Wrong Way -- Prayer Singer -- Two Indians Interpret A Sign -- A Polar Bear Tries To Adapt (to Global Warming) -- September -- A Jealous Husband Dreams Of Bears -- Squirrel Man -- Mourning Song For The Last Indian -- Morning Tea -- Sauna Stones -- Mourning Song -- Mountain Smoke -- Laughter -- Playing Hide-and-seek With Raven -- On Feet Of Clouds -- Creation Myth -- The Meaning Of Life -- Raven's Trans-species Love Song -- Smart As A Fox -- The Moose -- Muskrat Woman -- Medicine Man -- The Widower's Dance -- Wedding Night -- A Minor Correction -- When Raven Was Killed -- Indian Country -- Whiskey Drunk -- Moses -- Hunter's Luck -- Surviving Winter -- How Raven Became Black -- Near Gakona Village -- Falling Star -- Baptizing The Last Shaman -- Glacier Dance -- Evening At Fielding Lake -- Spring On The Yukon -- Soda Pop Song -- The End Of Christmas -- A Strange White Man Heals My Broken Heart -- Beaver Story -- The Dandelion Blossom -- Anger Management -- The First Ever Ahtna Knock-knock Joke -- Hunting Ground -- Beaver And Frog -- Raven And The Butterfly -- Best Intentions -- Supper Bell -- Owl And Mouse -- Epilogue. Poems & Translations By John Elvis Smelcer. Text In Ahtna With English Translations. Book Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Untitled 88 Acknowledgments 12 Foreword (Chomsky) 14 Foreword (Pinker) 15 Introduction 16 The Complete Ahtna Poems 22 The Indian Prophet 24 The Poet 25 Home 27 What I Learned... 28 Animal Spirits 29 Zen Raven 30 Mum Raven 31 The Nature of Being 32 A Sufficient Wisdom 33 Happiness 34 Song of the Rain 35 Loonsong 36 Raincatcher 37 My Conversation with a Fox 38 Talking Animals 39 He Went the Wrong Way 40 Prayer Singer 41 Two Indians Interpret a Sign 42 A Polar Bear Tries to Adapt 43 September 44 A Jealous Husband... 45 Squirrel Man 46 Mourning Song for the Last.. 47 Morning Tea 48 Sauna Stones 49 Mourning Song 50 Mountain Smoke 51 Laughter 52 Playing Hide-and-Seek... 53 On Feet of Clouds 54 Creation Myth 55 The Meaning of Life 56 Raven's Trans-Species Love.. 56 The Moose 58 Smart as a Fox 59 Muskrat Woman 61 Medicine Man 63 The Widower's Dance 64 Wedding Night 65 A Minor Correction 66 When Raven was Killed 67 Whiskey Drunk 68 Indian Country 69 Moses 71 Hunter's Luck 73 Surviving Winter 75 How Raven Became Black 77 Near Gakona Village 79 Falling Star 81 Baptizing the Last Shaman 83 Evening at Fielding Lake 84 Glacier Dance 85 Spring on the Yukon 87 Soda Pop Song 88 The End of Christmas 89 The Dandelion Blossom 90 A Strange White Man Heals... 91 Beaver Story 93 Anger Management 95 Hunting Ground 96 The First Ever Ahtna... 97 Beaver and Frog 99 Raven and the Butterfly 100 Best Intentions 101 Supper Bell 102 Owl and Mouse 103 Epilogue 104 About the Author 105 Machine generated contents note: The Complete Ahtna Poems The Indian Prophet The Poet Home What I Learned from the Stars Animal Spirits Zen Raven Mum Raven The Nature of Being A Sufficient Wisdom Happiness Song of the Rain Loonsong Raincatcher My Conversation with a Fox Talking Animals He Went the Wrong Way Prayer Singer Two Indians Interpret a Sign A Polar Bear Tries to Adapt (to Global Warming) September A Jealous Husband Dreams of Bears Squirrel Man Mourning Song for the Last Indian Morning Tea Sauna Stones Mourning Song Mountain Smoke Laughter Playing Hide-and-Seek with Raven On Feet of Clouds Creation Myth The Meaning of Life Raven's Trans-Species Love Song Smart as a Fox The Moose Muskrat Woman Medicine Man The Widower's Dance Wedding Night A Minor Correction When Raven Was Killed Indian Country Whiskey Drunk Moses Hunter's Luck Surviving Winter How Raven Became Black Near Gakona Village Falling Star Baptizing the Last Shaman Glacier Dance Evening at Fielding Lake Spring on the Yukon Soda Pop Song The End of Christmas A Strange White Man Heals My Broken Heart Beaver Story The Dandelion Blossom Anger Management The First Ever Ahtna Knock-Knock Joke Hunting Ground Beaver and Frog Raven and the Butterfly Best Intentions Supper Bell Owl and Mouse Epilogue.