Our Perfect Wild
eBook - ePub

Our Perfect Wild

Ray & Barbara Bane's Journeys and the Fate of Far North

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eBook - ePub

Our Perfect Wild

Ray & Barbara Bane's Journeys and the Fate of Far North

About this book

Ray and Barbara Bane worked as teachers in Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska, in the early 1960s—but they didn't simply teach the children of their Iñupiat Eskimo and Koyukon friends and neighbors: they fully embraced their lifestyle. Doing so, they realized how closely intertwined life in the region was with the land, and, specifically, how critical wilderness was to the ancient traditions and wisdom that undergirded the Native way of life. That slow realization came to a head during a 1,200-mile dogsled trip from Hughes to Barrow in 1974—a trip that led them to give up teaching in favor of working, through the National Park Service, to preserve Alaska's wilderness.

This book tells their story, a tale of dedication and tireless labor in the face of suspicion, resistance, and even violence. At a time when Alaska's natural bounty remains under threat, Our Perfect Wild shows us an example of the commitment—and love—that will be required to preserve it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Prologue
  7. 1 - “When Are We Going?”
  8. 2 - One Year
  9. 3 - To the Top of the World
  10. 4 - Going to the Dogs
  11. 5 - Becoming Eskimo
  12. 6 - Ekak
  13. 7 - Learning to Fly
  14. 8 - Hungry Country
  15. 9 - Hog River Gary
  16. 10 - In the Presence of Wolves
  17. 11 - The 1200-Mile Journey
  18. 12 - Through Ancient Eyes
  19. 13 - A Place Apart
  20. 14 - Selby Lake
  21. 15 - Birth and Trauma
  22. 16 - Line of Fire
  23. 17 - Growing Pains
  24. 18 - A Keeper of the Park
  25. 19 - Among Bears
  26. 20 - Exxon Valdez
  27. 21 - Katmai Carnival
  28. 22 - Reining in the Rebel
  29. 23 - Citizens of the Natural World
  30. Epilogue
  31. Afterword
  32. Acknowledgments—Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan
  33. Acknowledgments—Ray Bane
  34. Sources and Recommended Reading
  35. Conservation Organizations
  36. Acronyms
  37. Index