Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 50 Nixon-Roulet, Mary F. 1930 Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Emmy, Beth Baran, Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Our Little Alaskan Cousin" by Mary F. Nixon-Roulet is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The book introduces readers to the life and culture of the Thlinkit people in Alaska through the eyes of its young protagonist, Kalitan Tenas, and his encounters with an American boy named Ted Strong. Their friendship serves as a bridge between two very different worlds, and the story explores themes of hospitality, cultural exchange, and the beauty of the Alaskan landscape. The opening of the book sets the stage in a cold Alaskan setting, where Kalitan, a young Thlinkit boy, ventures out to fish despite the harsh weather. He is soon joined by Ted and his father, who are lost during their travels. The two boys quickly form a bond as they share experiences, including fishing and discussions about their very different lives. As they interact, they delve into stories of their cultures, with Kalitan recounting traditions of his people and demonstrating his knowledge of the land. This initial exchange of friendship and learning highlights the warmth and wisdom of the Thlinkit traditions, as well as the curiosity and adventurous spirit of the American boy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/10224/10224-h/images/cover.jpg en Children -- Alaska -- Juvenile literature F850.5 PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American 194630 194636 2024-10-05T04:20:05.001715 2023-10-05T05:20:48.950800 text/html text/html 191468 2013-07-31T20:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 602572 2013-07-31T20:37:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 620716 2024-10-05T04:20:12.121382 application/epub+zip 620997 2024-10-05T04:20:07.788165 application/epub+zip 130023 2024-10-05T04:20:06.528188 application/epub+zip 716965 2024-10-05T04:20:15.345200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 691054 2024-10-05T04:20:11.395165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183623 2022-09-05T07:25:00.416709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155666 155440 2024-10-05T04:20:04.010687 2023-10-05T05:20:48.415788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 155312 2013-07-31T20:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60376 2013-07-31T20:37:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155304 2013-07-31T20:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60356 2013-07-31T20:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21270 2024-10-05T04:20:16.101117 application/rdf+xml 30651 2024-10-05T04:20:07.107181 image/jpeg 4294 2024-10-05T04:20:06.781183 image/jpeg 603259 2024-10-05T04:20:05.521668 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog