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B -- WOLF DANCE STUDY SOL 9807-7-0006 DUE 040897 POC Willena R. Johnson Fax to 907/257-2492 This is a study of the Native history and culture in the Bering Starits Region known as King Island and is located midway between the Seward and Chukotka Peninsulas. King Islanders are Inupiat and were able to revive the Wolf Dance in 1982 and 1991. This contract study will chronicle the Wolf Dance and assist the King Island Native community in documenting and explaining this ceremonial tradition. The deliverables will include ethnohistorical report which places the Wolf Dance in context; public presentations to general audience in Nome and Whitehorse within the Yukon Territory; and a descriptive, overview of the Wolf Dance, complete with illustrations and written for an audience of King Islanders and a general reading audience. Must be able to translate, transcribe and record any traditional King Island narratives and oral history about the Wolf Dance. Must be a cultural anthropologist with references which reflects experience in this field. Be able to consult and work directly with King Island elders, knowledgeable Inupiat, leaders, and community members to insure there widespread community support. The Ethical conduct of the contractor will meet or exceed the principles of conduct adopted by the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, dated June 28, 1990. Will require audio-taping of all interviews, and must provide equipment. (0084)

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