American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1991) Winner
Richard Dauenhauer
リチャード・ダウエンハウア
Richard Dauenhauer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-04-10 （Syracuse, New York, U.S.）
- Died
- 2014-08-19 （Bartlett Regional Hospital, Juneau, Alaska, U.S.） age 72
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Tlingit
Career
- Occupations
- poet, linguist, translator, university professor
- Active Years
- 1963-2014
- Affiliations
- Sealaska Heritage Institute, University of Alaska Southeast, Alaska Methodist University (later Alaska Pacific University)
- Memberships
- PEN American Center
- Influenced By
- Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Lydia T. Black
- Influenced
- Tlingit language teachers and revitalization movement, Alaskan poets and scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University | — | Russian and Slavic Languages | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | German | M.A. | — | United States |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | — | Comparative Literature | Ph.D. | — | United States |
| University in Finland (study abroad) | — | — | — | 1966–1967 | Finland |
Syracuse University
Russian and Slavic Languages
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
University of Texas at Austin
German
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Comparative Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Dissertation: Text and Context of Tlingit Oral Tradition
University in Finland (study abroad)
Period:
1966–1967
Country:
Finland
Studied in Finland in 1966–1967
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | American Book Award | Anóoshi Lingít Aaní Ká: Russians in Tlingit America (co-ed.) | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
Work:
Anóoshi Lingít Aaní Ká: Russians in Tlingit America (co-ed.)
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Snow in May: An Anthology of Finnish Writing 1945–1972 (ed.)
1978 literary anthology (editor)An edited anthology collecting Finnish writing (short stories and poems) from 1945–1972.
translationintroducing international literature
Translations
- Participated in translations into German, Russian, Finnish and Classical Greek
Glacier Bay Concerto
1980 poetryA collection of poems drawing on Alaskan nature and cultural themes, incorporating oral tradition elements.
naturecultural memoryoral tradition
Phenologies
1986 poetryPoetic pieces reflecting on seasons and ecological observations.
seasonsecological observation
Anóoshi Lingít Aaní Ká: Russians in Tlingit America (co-ed.)
2008 history / ethnography (co-ed.)A source edition and commentary on Russian contact in Tlingit America, focusing on the Battles of Sitka (1802, 1804), co-edited with Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Lydia T. Black.
colonial encountershistorical reexaminationoral-source materials
Benchmarks: New and Selected Poems 1963–2013
2013 poetry (selected)A selection of new and selected poems spanning 1963–2013, serving as a retrospective of his poetic work.
retrospectiveculture and memory
Bibliography
- Snow in May: An Anthology of Finnish Writing 1945–1972 (ed., 1978)
- Glacier Bay Concerto (1980)
- Phenologies (1986)
- Frames of Reference (1987)
- Beginning Tlingit (with Nora Marks Dauenhauer, 1991 [1976])
- Haa Shuká, Our Ancestors (ed., 1987)
- Haa Tuwanáagu Yís, for Healing Our Spirit (ed., 1990)
- Haa Ḵusteeyí, Our Culture (ed., 1994)
- Anóoshi Lingít Aaní Ká: Russians in Tlingit America (co-ed., 2008)
- Benchmarks: New and Selected Poems 1963–2013 (2013)
Translations by Author
- Translations into German
- Translations into Russian
- Translations into Finnish
- Translations into Classical Greek
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- incorporates rhythms and diction of oral literature into poetryinterdisciplinary style combining comparative-literary and translational perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- Tlingit tradition and historyAlaskan nature and landscapelanguage and cultural revitalization
Health
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pancreatic cancer2014Diagnosed in 2014 and died in August 2014; had a severe impact on his final year of activity.
Legacy
A poet-scholar who devoted his life to recording, teaching and revitalizing the Tlingit language. Together with Nora Marks Dauenhauer he made lasting contributions to preserving and publishing oral literature, standardizing Tlingit orthography, and creating educational materials, with significant influence on cultural preservation and language revitalization in Alaska.
Museums
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Archives Juneau, Alaska (Sealaska Heritage Institute)
Academic Societies
- PEN American Center
Archives
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: Dauenhauer Literary Estate Collection
- University of Alaska Anchorage Special Collections (formerly held)
In Popular Culture
- Frequently cited in Alaskan language revitalization and education programs; regarded as a symbolic figure in regional cultural revival.
Quotes
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He made recording, transcribing and advocating for the Tlingit language his life's work.
Source: Los Angeles Times (obituary) (2014)
Trivia
- Married Nora Marks Dauenhauer in 1973 and became an honorary member of the Tlingit people.
- Served as Poet Laureate of Alaska from 1981 to 1988.
- His translations and translated works extend into German, Russian, Finnish and Classical Greek.