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A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee

Douglas Richard Parks,Lula Nora Pratt
A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee Book PDF

Author : Douglas Richard Parks,Lula Nora Pratt
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803220472

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A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee by Douglas Richard Parks,Lula Nora Pratt Pdf

"The volume comprises approximately 4,500 entries that represent the basic vocabulary of the Skiri language. To assist users, the introduction features a description of the Skiri sound system and an alphabet, as well as a short description of Skiri grammar that outlines the categories and constituent morphemes composing Skiri words. The first section of the dictionary presents entries arranged alphabetically by English glosses; the second section is arranged alphabetically by Skiri words and stems. Separate appendixes provide representative conjugations of Skiri verbs, a list of irregular verb roots, and charts of kinship terms."--BOOK JACKET.

Indian Tribes of Oklahoma

Blue Clark
Indian Tribes of Oklahoma Book PDF

Author : Blue Clark
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780806167626

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Indian Tribes of Oklahoma by Blue Clark Pdf

Oklahoma is home to nearly forty American Indian tribes and includes the largest Native population of any state. As a result, many Americans think of the state as “Indian Country.” In 2009, Blue Clark, an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, produced an invaluable reference for information on the state’s Native peoples. Now, building on the success of the first edition, this revised guide offers an up-to-date survey of the diverse nations that make up Oklahoma’s Indian Country. Since publication of the first edition more than a decade ago, much has changed across Indian Country—and more is known about its history and culture. Drawing from both scholarly literature and Native oral sources, Clark incorporates the most recent archaeological and anthropological research to provide insights into each individual tribe dating back to prehistoric times. Today, the thirty-nine federally recognized tribes of Oklahoma continue to make advances in the areas of tribal governance, commerce, and all forms of arts and literature. This new edition encompasses the expansive range of tribal actions and interests in the state, including the rise of Native nation casino operations and nongaming industries, and the establishment of new museums and cultural attractions. In keeping with the user-friendly format of the original edition, this book provides readers with the unique story of each tribe, presented in alphabetical order, from the Alabama-Quassartes to the Yuchis. Each entry contains a complete statistical and narrative summary of the tribe, covering everything from origin tales to contemporary ceremonies and tribal businesses. The entries also include tribal websites, suggested readings, and photographs depicting visitor sites, events, and prominent tribal personages.

When Dream Bear Sings

Gus Palmer
When Dream Bear Sings Book PDF

Author : Gus Palmer
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496208668

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When Dream Bear Sings by Gus Palmer Pdf

Although the canon of nineteenth-century Native American writers represents rich literary expression, it derives generally from a New England perspective. Equally rich and rare poetry, songs, and storytelling were produced farther west by Indians residing on the Southern Plains. When Dream Bear Sings is a multidisciplinary, diversified, multicultural anthology that includes English translations accompanied by analytic and interpretive text outlines by leading scholars of eight major language groups of the Southern Plains: Iroquoian, Uto-Aztecan, Caddoan, Siouan, Algonquian, Kiowa-Tanoan, Athabaskan, and Tonkawa. These indigenous language families represent Indian nations and tribal groups across the Southern Plains of the United States, many of whom were exiled from their homelands east of the Mississippi River to settlements in Kansas and Oklahoma by the Indian Removal Act of the 1830s. Although indigenous culture groups on the Southern Plains are complex and diverse, their character traits are easily identifiable in the stories of their oral traditions, and some of the most creative and unique expressions of the human experience in the Americas appear in this book. Gus Palmer Jr. brings together a volume that not only updates old narratives but also enhances knowledge of indigenous culture through a modern generation’s familiarity with new, evolving theories and methodologies regarding verbal art performance.

Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork

Shobhana L. Chelliah,Willem J. de Reuse
Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork Book PDF

Author : Shobhana L. Chelliah,Willem J. de Reuse
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789048190263

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Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork by Shobhana L. Chelliah,Willem J. de Reuse Pdf

The Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork is the most comprehensive reference on linguistic fieldwork on the market bringing together all the reader needs to carry out successful linguistic fieldwork. Based on the experiences of two veteran linguistic fieldworkers and advice from more than a twenty active fieldwork researchers, this handbook provides an encyclopedic review of current publications on linguistic fieldwork and surveys past and present approaches and solutions to problems in the field, and the historical, political, and social variables correlating with fieldwork in different areas of the world. The discussion of the ethical dimensions of fieldwork, as well as what constitutes the “typical” linguistic fieldwork setting or consultant is explored from multiple perspectives relevant to fieldwork on every continent. Included is information omitted in most other texts on the subject such as the collection, representation, management, and methods of extracting grammatical information from discourse and conversational data as well as the relationship between questionnaire-based elicitation, text-based elicitation, and philology, and the need for combinations of these methods. The book is useful before, during and after linguistic field trips since it provides extensive practical macro and micro organization and planning fieldwork tips as well as a handy sketch of major typological features for use in linguistic analysis. Comprehensive references are provided at the end of each chapter as resources relevant to the reader's particular interests.

The Bungling Host

Daniel Clément
The Bungling Host Book PDF

Author : Daniel Clément
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496206688

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The Bungling Host by Daniel Clément Pdf

The Bungling Host motif appears in countless indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work Daniel Clément has gathered nearly four hundred North American variants of the story to examine how myths acquire meaning for their indigenous users and explores how seemingly absurd narratives can prove to be a rich source of meaning when understood within the appropriate context. In analyzing the Bungling Host tales, Clément considers not only material culture but also social, economic, and cultural life; Native knowledge of the environment; and the world of plants and animals. Clément’s analysis uncovers four operational modes in myth construction and clarifies the relationship between mythology and science. Ultimately he demonstrates how science may have developed out of an operational mode that already existed in the mythological mind.

The Canadian Sioux

James H. Howard
The Canadian Sioux Book PDF

Author : James H. Howard
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803271760

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The Canadian Sioux by James H. Howard Pdf

The Canadian Sioux are descendants of Santees, Yanktonais, and Tetons from the United States who sought refuge in Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. Living today on eight reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, they are the least studied of all the Sioux groups. This book, originally published in 1984, helps fill that gap in the literature and remains relevant even in the twenty-first century. Based on Howard’s fieldwork in the 1970s and supplemented by written sources, The Canadian Sioux, Second Edition descriptively reconstructs their traditional culture, many aspects of which are still practiced or remembered by Canadian Sioux although long forgotten by their relatives in the United States. Rich in detail, it presents an abundance of information on topics such as tribal divisions, documented history and traditional history, warfare, economy, social life, philosophy and religion, and ceremonialism. Nearly half the book is devoted to Canadian Sioux religion and describes such ceremonies as the Vision Quest, the Medicine Feast, the Medicine Dance, the Sun Dance, warrior society dances, and the Ghost Dance. This second edition includes previously unpublished images, many of them photographed by Howard, and some of his original drawings.

New Voices for Old Words

David J. Costa
New Voices for Old Words Book PDF

Author : David J. Costa
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780803265486

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New Voices for Old Words by David J. Costa Pdf

Published In cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington.

A Totem Pole History

Pauline R. Hillaire
A Totem Pole History Book PDF

Author : Pauline R. Hillaire
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781496209764

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A Totem Pole History by Pauline R. Hillaire Pdf

Joseph Hillaire (Lummi, 1894-1967) is recognized as one of the great Coast Salish artists, carvers, and tradition-bearers of the twentieth century. In A Totem Pole History, his daughter Pauline Hillaire, Scälla-Of the Killer Whale, who is herself a well-known cultural historian and conservator, tells the story of her father's life and the traditional and contemporary Lummi narratives that influenced his work. A Totem Pole History contains seventy-six photographs, including Joe's most significant totem poles, many of which Pauline watched him carve. She conveys with great insight the stories, teachings, and history expressed by her father's totem poles. Eight contributors provide essays on Coast Salish art and carving, adding to the author's portrayal of Joe's philosophy of art in Salish life, particularly in the context of twentieth century intercultural relations. This engaging volume provides an historical record to encourage Native artists and brings the work of a respected Salish carver to the attention of a broader audience.

A Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri

Jean-Baptiste Truteau
A Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri Book PDF

Author : Jean-Baptiste Truteau
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803244276

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A Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri by Jean-Baptiste Truteau Pdf

"In cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington."

The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America

Carmen Dagostino,Marianne Mithun,Keren Rice
The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America Book PDF

Author : Carmen Dagostino,Marianne Mithun,Keren Rice
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110712742

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The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America by Carmen Dagostino,Marianne Mithun,Keren Rice Pdf

This handbook provides broad coverage of the languages indigenous to North America, with special focus on typologically interesting features and areal characteristics, surveys of current work, and topics of particular importance to communities. The volume is divided into two major parts: subfields of linguistics and family sketches. The subfields include those that are customarily addressed in discussions of North American languages (sounds and sound structure, words, sentences), as well as many that have received somewhat less attention until recently (tone, prosody, sociolinguistic variation, directives, information structure, discourse, meaning, language over space and time, conversation structure, evidentiality, pragmatics, verbal art, first and second language acquisition, archives, evolving notions of fieldwork). Family sketches cover major language families and isolates and highlight topics of special value to communities engaged in work on language maintenance, documentation, and revitalization.

The Dakota Way of Life

Ella Cara Deloria
The Dakota Way of Life Book PDF

Author : Ella Cara Deloria
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496233592

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The Dakota Way of Life by Ella Cara Deloria Pdf

"The Dakota Way of Life is the result of the long history of Ella Deloria's ethnographic manuscript on the Dakota social life"--

Clackamas Chinook Performance Art

Victoria Howard
Clackamas Chinook Performance Art Book PDF

Author : Victoria Howard
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781496230416

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Clackamas Chinook Performance Art by Victoria Howard Pdf

Edited by Catharine Mason, Clackamas Chinook Performance Art pairs performances with biographical, family, and historical content that reflects Victoria Howardʼs ancestry, personal and social life, education, and worldview.

Lakota Texts

Regina Pustet
Lakota Texts Book PDF

Author : Regina Pustet
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496226426

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Lakota Texts by Regina Pustet Pdf

Lakota Texts is a treasure trove of stories told in the original language by modern Lakota women who make their home in Denver, Colorado. Sometimes witty, often moving, and invariably engaging and fascinating, these stories are both autobiographical and cultural. The stories present personal experiences along with lessons the women have learned or were taught about Lakota history, culture, and legends. The women share aspects of their own lives, including such rituals as powwows, the sweatlodge, and rites of puberty. The women also include details of the older Lakota world and its customs, revered myths, more recent stories, and jokes. In addition to the valuable light Lakota Texts sheds on the lives of modern Lakota women, these stories also represent a significant contribution to American Indian linguistics. Regina Pustet has meticulously transcribed and translated the stories in a detailed, interlinear format that makes the texts a rich source of information about modern Lakota language itself.

Life Among the Indians

Alice Cunningham Fletcher
Life Among the Indians Book PDF

Author : Alice Cunningham Fletcher
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496208194

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Life Among the Indians by Alice Cunningham Fletcher Pdf

Alice C. Fletcher (1838-1923), one of the few women who became anthropologists in the United States during the nineteenth century, was a pioneer in the practice of participant-observation ethnography. She focused her studies over many years among the Native tribes in Nebraska and South Dakota. Life among the Indians, Fletcher's popularized autobiographical memoir written in 1886-87 about her first fieldwork among the Sioux and the Omahas during 1881-82, remained unpublished in Fletcher's archives at the Smithsonian Institution for more than one hundred years. In it Fletcher depicts the humor and hardships of her field experiences as a middle-aged woman undertaking anthropological fieldwork alone, while showing genuine respect and compassion for Native ways and beliefs that was far ahead of her time. What emerges is a complex and fascinating picture of a woman questioning the cultural and gender expectations of nineteenth-century America while insightfully portraying rapidly changing reservation life. Fletcher's account of her early fieldwork is available here for the first time, accompanied by an essay by the editors that sheds light on Fletcher's place in the development of anthropology and the role of women in the discipline.

The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux

Samuel Mniyo,Robert Goodvoice
The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux Book PDF

Author : Samuel Mniyo,Robert Goodvoice
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496219381

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The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux by Samuel Mniyo,Robert Goodvoice Pdf

This book presents two of the most important traditions of the Dakota people, the Red Road and the Holy Dance, as told by Samuel Mniyo and Robert Goodvoice, two Dakota men from the Wahpeton Dakota Nation near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their accounts of these central spiritual traditions and other aspects of Dakota life and history go back seven generations and help to illuminate the worldview of the Dakota people for the younger generation of Dakotas, also called the Santee Sioux. “The Good Red Road,” an important symbolic concept in the Holy Dance, means the good way of living or the path of goodness. The Holy Dance (also called the Medicine Dance) is a Dakota ceremony of earlier generations. Although it is no longer practiced, it too was a central part of the tradition and likely the most important ceremonial organization of the Dakotas. While some people believe that the Holy Dance is sacred and that the information regarding its subjects should be allowed to die with the last believers, Mniyo believed that these spiritual ceremonies played a key role in maintaining connections with the spirit world and were important aspects of shaping the identity of the Dakota people. In The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux, Daniel Beveridge brings together Mniyo and Goodvoice’s narratives and biographies, as well as songs of the Holy Dance and the pictographic notebooks of James Black (Jim Sapa), to make this volume indispensable for scholars and members of the Dakota community.