{"product_id":"9780312429362","title":"Fifty Miles from Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn alternately charming and harrowing account of over 50 years of one remarkable native Alaskan's life Рfrom living off the land north of the Arctic Circle, to the Alaskan senate, Hensely is a huge hero to his community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn twenty-nine miles north of the arctic circle, William L. Iggiagruk Hensley was raised to live the seminomadic life that his I̱upiaq ancestors had lived for thousands of years.  In this stirring memoir, he offers us a rare firsthand account of growing up Native Alaskan, and later, in the lower forty-eight, as a fearless advocate for Native land rights.  In 1971, after years of tirelessly lobbying the United States government, he played a key role in a landmark victory that enabled the Inupiaq to take charge of their economic and political destiny.  \u003ci\u003eFifty Miles from Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a joyous celebration of Hensley's life among the I̱upiaq people and of fighting for their rights\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hensley, William L. Iggiagruk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":43709035544800,"sku":"","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_baab3015-045c-406a-8093-5c94bf90e38b.jpg?v=1669919341","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780312429362","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}