Fienup-Riordan, Ann

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FIENUP-RIORDAN, Ann

FIENUP-RIORDAN, Ann. American, b. 1948. Genres: History, Anthropology/Ethnology, Film. Career: University of Alaska, Anchorage, instructor in anthropology, 1973-74; Mud Inc., owner and operator, 1974; Nelson Island School of Design, researcher and publication designer, 1975; Alaska State Council on the Arts, Anchorage, instructor, 1978; Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp., Bethel, AK, interviewer and research consultant, 1978-80; Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, assistant professor of social science, 1980-83; University of Alaska, assistant professor of anthropology, 1983-84; US Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Yukon Delta specialist, 1986-88; Yupiit Nation, consulting anthropologist, 1988-89; Anchorage Museum of History and Art, curator of exhibit "Agaiyuliyurallput: The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks," 1994-96. Nelson Island Oral History Project, consulting humanist; National Science Foundation, research grants, 2000; Arctic Anthropology, associate editor; Smithsonian Institution, Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage, research associate. Publications: Maraiurivik Nunakauiami, 1975; Shape Up with Baby, 1980; The Nelson Island Eskimo, 1983; The Yup'ik Eskimos as Described in the Travel Journals and Ethnographic Accounts of John and Edith Kilbuck, 1885-1900, 1988; Eskimo Essays, 1990; The Real People and the Children of Thunder, 1991; Boundaries and Passages, 1994; Freeze Frame, 1995; The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks, 1996; Where the Echo Began and Other Oral Traditions from Southwestern Alaska Recorded by Hans Himmelheber, 1999; Hunting Tradition in a Changing World, 2000. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to professional journals and regional magazines. Address: 9951 Prospect Dr, Anchorage, AK 99516, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]