As the narratives [in this book shift to reflect changing historical and social circumstances, they document what Cruikshank describes as a relationship between peoples. The Social Life of Storiesis a book that belongs on the shelf of everyone interested in developing that relationship as part of an ongoing dialogue between worldviews. -- Canadian Literature, Summer/Autumn 1999Cruikshank provides concrete routes into dialogue between academic and indigenous knowledge systems. This book is required reading for all students and scholars interested in oral history, history, narrative, anthropology, ethnography, and 'the social life of stories. -- Sally Cole, Concordia University, The Canadian Historical ReviewJulie Cruikshank#146;s latest book invites us once again into the fascinating world of Yukon indigenous oral narrative, but with a twist. Looking beyond the text of a story, Cruikshank examines the power and vitality of storytelling, illuminating the ways in which stories and their meanings can shift according to the audience, situation, and historical context. Overall, this book will guide and provide food for thought for academics and senior students in the fields of anthropology, native studies, and history, and in particular for researchers with an interest in oral traditions, narrative and voice, and ethnohistoric research in the Subarctic. -- Ingrid Kritsch, The Arctic, March 2000.