Etok: A Story of Eskimo Power

Etok, the biography of Eskimo radical Charles Edwardsen, Jr., is the story of the struggle to protect Alaska Native land rights and way of life in the face of the relentless onslaught of Western culture. Etok is a contradiction in terms-wild-eyed and mystic, by turns incredibly rude and terribly vulnerable, but always politically astute. He is both a product of his own ancient culture and a prophet of our times. Etok is the only book which gives an account-from the Alaska Native point-of-view-of how Alaska Natives organized and fought to obtain the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. As such, it is a valuable part of Alaska history. It is a story that should make every Native American proud.Hugh Gregory Gallagher is the author of 'Etok: A Story of Eskimo Power', published 2001 under ISBN 9780918339591 and ISBN 0918339596.