“Eagle Drums” is a mythological story, geared towards middle schoolers, and has a narrative of how Inupiaq people formed music, dance, community and tradition.
“Eagle drum is a mythological tale, it’s about the origins of the messenger feast, that’s held every couple of years in Utqiaġvik,” Hopson said. “The feast was revised in the 80s. Part of that revitalization is talking about how we got dance and song and feasting and community, that sort of thing.”
At the book signing event, Hopson heard in-person feedback about how people are receiving the book. Hopson said that was nice since she doesn’t always get access to in-person feedback, since she’s from sparsely populated areas, such as the rural city of Point Hope. Hopson was born in Barrow, now known as Utqiaġvik.
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