Books

Calista Education & Culture publishes dozens of books and bilingual volumes that preserve and share the Yup’ik way of life (Yuuyaraq) through Elders’ oral histories, subsistence knowledge, place names, and stories. Many titles have been produced in partnership with Calista Elders and regional culture bearers.

Several titles include Yugtun-English translation, which allows the full meaning, cultural context, and worldview of the original language to be preserved — capturing nuances that would otherwise be lost in English alone. Publishing in Yugtun ensures these teachings remain intact for future generations, in the language in which they were first lived and taught.

Most books are available for purchase online (select a title below to purchase). Limited copies are available at our offices

Publishing in Yugtun ensures these teachings remain intact for future generations, in the language in which they were first lived and taught.
  • Book cover titled 'Angalkut: Shamans in Yup'ik Oral Tradition' featuring a traditional Yup'ik drum decorated with animal drawings, with text indicating it has been transcribed and translated by Alice Rearden and Marie Meade and edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan.

    Angalkut / Shamans in Yup'ik Oral Tradition

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  • Cover of a book titled "Tengautuli Atkuk: The Flying Parka" with a subtitle "The Meaning and Making of Parkas in Southwest Alaska." The cover features a photograph of indigenous Alaskan people outdoors in a snowy landscape, with one person in mid-air wearing traditional fur clothing and others standing nearby.

    Tengautuli Atkuk / The Flying Parka

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  • Book cover with a tribal mask made of wood, feathers, and other materials. The title reads 'lrcenrraat' and the subtitle 'Other-than-human Persons'. Authors listed are Alice Rearden, Marie Meade, Mark John, and Ann Fienup-Riordan.

    Ircenrraat / Other-than-human Persons

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  • Book cover titled 'Kusquqvagmiut Negaît: Fish and Food of the People of the Kuskokwim' by Ann Fienup-Riordan, Alice Rearden, and Marie Meade. The cover features a landscape with a lake or river, two boats near the shoreline, and tall grasses in the foreground.

    Kusquqvagmiut Neqait / Fish and Food of the People of the Kuskokwim

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  • Book cover titled 'Nunakun-gguq Ciuutngertut: They Say They Have Ears Through the Ground, Animal Essays from Southwest Alaska' with a silhouette of a bear filled with a landscape of lakes and green fields.

    Nunakun-gguq Ciutengqertut / They Say They Have Ears Through the Ground

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  • Cover of a book titled 'Edible and Medicinal Plants of Southwest Alaska' featuring a woman in outdoor clothing holding a large green leaf, with a display of various leafy plants and a bundle of dried herbs.

    Yungcautnguuq Nunam Qainga Tamarmi / All the Land's Surface is Medicine

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  • Cover of a book titled "Akulmiut Negaït: Fish and Food of the Akulmiut" showing a photo of people standing on a boat with fishing nets against a sky with clouds.

    Akulmiut Neqait / Fish and Food of the Akulmiut

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  • A man and a young girl sitting on a couch, with the man helping the girl put on a shoe. The photo appears to be in a cozy, wood-paneled room.

    Wise Words of the Yup'ik People

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  • Book cover titled 'Yupiit Qanruyutait: Yupi'k Words of Wisdom', edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan with a photograph of a smiling woman with two young children outdoors.

    Yupiit Qanruyutait / Yup'ik Words of Wisdom

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  • Book cover titled 'Many Stories To Tell: Tales of Humans and Animals from Southwest Alaska,' featuring five elderly individuals with diverse expressions against a red background. Edited by Anna Finney-Borden.

    Qanemcit Amllertut / Many Stories to Tell

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  • Book cover titled 'Angyuim Nallini: Time of Warring' with the subtitle 'The History of Bow-and-Arrow Warfare in Southwest Alaska,' authored by Ann Flenup-Bioran and Alice Rearden, featuring an illustration of three bows and arrows.

    Anguyiim Nalliini / Time of Warring

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  • Book cover titled 'Do Not Live Without An Elder' by Ciulirnerunak Yuyagunak, featuring a minimalist illustration of a boat and a house floating on water with a faint portrait of an elder in the background.

    Ciulirnerunak Yuuyaqunak / Do Not Live Without An Elder

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  • Book cover titled 'Nunamta Ellamta-lu Ayuucia: What Our Land and World Are Like' with a photograph of three men inside a tent, apparently having a conversation, with breakfast items on a table.

    Nunamta Ellamta-Ilu Ayuqucia / What Our Land and World Are Like

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  • Book cover titled 'Erinanut Unguvianut: So Our Voices Will Live' with photos of elderly and indigenous people, and a historical photo of a group of indigenous individuals in traditional attire.

    Erinaput Unguvaniartut / So Our Voices Will Live

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  • Book cover titled "ELLAVUT Our Yup'ik World & Weather" with a landscape photo of a body of water, boats, green hills, and a cloudy sky, authored by Ann Fienup-Riordan and Alice Rearden.

    Ellavut / Our Yup'ik World & Weather

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  • Book cover titled 'Qaluyarmuni Nunamtnek Qanemciput' with a subtitle 'Our Nelson Island Stories'. Features an elderly man with glasses, wearing a weathered hat and a blue jacket, speaking into a microphone outdoors on a grassy landscape during cloudy weather.

    Qaluyaarmiuni Nunamtenek Qanemciput / Our Nelson Island Stories

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  • Black-and-white photo of children practicing Yupik dance, with one child mid-air, raising hands, and others dancing in the background. red and black design elements, book cover titled 'Yupit Yuraryaraït: Yup’ik Ways of Dancing' by James H. Barker, Ann Fienup-Riordan, and Theresa Arvegag John.

    Yupiit Yuraryarait / Yup'ik Ways of Dancing

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  • Cover of a book titled 'Paitarkiutwenka: My Legacy to You' featuring a historical black-and-white photo of indigenous people setting up a boat and a modern color photo of a man standing next to a boat on a grassy plain.

    Paitarkiutenka / My Legacy to You

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  • Cover of the book "Yungnaqpiallaerput: The Way We Genuinely Live" showing a tall, pointed traditional Inuit structure against a black background.

    Yuungnaqpiallerput / The Way We Genuinely Live

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  • Book cover titled 'Things of Our Ancestors' by Ciilamata Aklaur, featuring a black-and-white photograph of six people standing inside a museum exhibit, with textual information about the exhibition.

    Ciuliamta Akluit / Things of Our Ancestors

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  • Yup’ik Elders at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin

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  • Stories for Future Generations / Qulirat Qanemcit-llu Kinguvarcimalriit

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