Julie of the Wolves and Dogsong : The Cultural Conflict Between the Inuits and the Dominant American Culture

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In lieu of an abst ract , here is a brief excerpt of t he cont ent :Julie of the Wolve s and Doos ong ; The Cultural Conflict Be twe e n the InuKs and the Dominant Ame rican Culture by Mary Uckte ig In 19 86 , G ary Pauls on re ce ive d the Ne wbe ry Honor Award for Doos ong . Thirte e n ye ars e e rie r, Je an Craig he ad G e org e re ce ive d the Ne wbe ry Award for Julie of the Wolve s . The s e two books are of particular inte re s t to the topic of cros s -culturalis m in childre n's lite rature . Both books de al with clas he s be twe e n two culture s of North Ame rican pe ople : the lnuit culture of the North and the dominant culture of the We s te rn He mis phe re . The purpos e of this pape r is to dis cus s this cultural clas h and to obs e rve the Julie of the Wolves and Dogsong: The Cultural Conflict Between the Inuits and the Dominant American Culture. Access options available: Download PDF