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Ann Fienup-Riordan

Ann Fienup-Riordan

Born October 13, 1948¹
Denver, Colorado¹

Residence Alaska

Citizenship United States

Fields Cultural anthropology

Institutions Independent

Alma mater University of Michigan, B.A. 1971; M.A. 1973
University of Chicago, Ph.D. 1980¹

Known for work with Yup'ik people of Nelson Island, Alaska

Ann Fienup-Riordan

Born	October 13, 1948¹ Denver, Colorado¹
Residence	Alaska
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Cultural anthropology
Institutions	Independent
Alma mater	University of Michigan, B.A. 1971; M.A. 1973 University of Chicago, Ph.D. 1980¹
Known for	work with Yup'ik people of Nelson Island, Alaska

Ann Fienup-Riordan (born 1948) is an American cultural anthropologist known for her work with Yup'ik Eskimo peoples of western Alaska, particularly on Nelson Island and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

She received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1980 from the University of Chicago, where she was influenced by David M. Schneider. Her dissertation was based on 1976-77 fieldwork on Nelson Island, Alaska.

Awards

Historian of the Year, Alaska Historical Society, 1991, 2001
Distinguished Humanities Educator (Alaska), 2001
Denali Award, 2000, Alaska Federation of Natives, for the greatest contribution by a non-Native

Works

Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (1983). The Nelson Island Eskimo: Social Structure and Ritual Distribution. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Pacific University Press.
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (1990). Eskimo Essays: Yup'ik Lives and How We See Them. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (1991). The Real People and the Children of Thunder: The Yup'Ik Eskimo Encounter With Moravian Missionaries John and Edith Kilbuck. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (1994). Boundaries and Passages: Rule and Ritual in Yup'ik Eskimo Oral Tradition. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (1996). The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks: Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (2000). Hunting Tradition in a Changing World: Yup'ik Lives in Alaska Today. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. (2001). What's in a Name? Becoming a Real Person in a Yup'ik Community. University of Nebraska Press.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zencey, Matt. (2001-11-18). "Ann Fienup-Riordan — Q&A: Cultural Anthropologist." Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved through Newsbank.com (subscription required) on 2007-04-11.

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NAME	Fienup-Riordan, Ann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cultural anthropology
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Denver, Colorado
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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