Alaska Native Music and Dance: The Spirit of Survival
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria Del Pilar Williams
Description
Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1996.
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Missouri, 2020.
A collaborative look between student and teacher of a graduate seminar that used Indigenous teachings with elder's participation.
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