The Tsimshian

Author : Christopher F. Roth
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780295989235

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Becoming Tsimshian by Christopher F. Roth Pdf

The Tsimshian people of coastal British Columbia use a system of hereditary name-titles in which names are treated as objects of inheritable wealth. Human agency and social status reside in names rather than in the individuals who hold these names, and the politics of succession associated with names and name-taking rituals have been, and continue to be, at the center of Tsimshian life. Becoming Tsimshian examines the way in which names link members of a lineage to a past and to the places where that past unfolded. At traditional potlatch feasts, for example, collective social and symbolic behavior �gives the person to the name.� Oral histories recounted at a potlatch describe the origins of the name, of the house lineage, and of the lineage's rights to territories, resources, and heraldic privileges. This ownership is renewed and recognized by successive generations, and the historical relationship to the land is remembered and recounted in the lineage's chronicles, or adawx. In investigating the different dimensions of the Tsimshian naming system, Christopher F. Roth draws extensively on recent literature, archival reference, and elders in Tsimshian communities. Becoming Tsimshian, which covers important themes in linguistic and cultural anthropology and ethnic studies, will be of great value to scholars in Native American studies and Northwest Coast anthropology, as well as in linguistics.

Author : Clarence R. Bolt
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774842860

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Thomas Crosby and the Tsimshian by Clarence R. Bolt Pdf

In Thomas Crobsy and the Tsimshian: Small Shoes for Feet Too Large, Clarence Bolt demonstrates that the Indians were conscious participants in the acculturation and conversion process -- as long as this met their goals -- and not merely passive receivers of the blessings as typically reported by the missionaries. In order to understand the complexities of Indian-European contact, Bolt argues, one must look at the reasons for the Indians' behaviour as well as those of the Europeans. He points out that the Indians actively influenced the manner in which their relationships with the white population developed, often resulting in a complex interaction in which the values of both groups rubbed off on each other.

Author : Helen Raptis
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774830225

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What We Learned by Helen Raptis Pdf

The legacy of residential schools has haunted Canadians, yet little is known about the day and public schools where most Indigenous children were sent to be educated. In What We Learned, two generations of Tsimshian students – elders born in the 1930s and 1940s and middle-aged adults born in the 1950s and 1960s – add their recollections of attending day schools in northwestern British Columbia to contemporary discussions of Indigenous schooling in Canada. Their stories also invite readers to consider traditional Indigenous views of education that conceive of learning as a lifelong experience that takes place across multiple contexts.

Author : Margaret Seguin
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0774804734

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The Tsimshian by Margaret Seguin Pdf

This volume examines Tsimshian culture from the prehistoric period to the recent past and includes contributions from such diverse perspectives as archaeology, linguistics, and social anthropology. The contributors demonstrate a balance between current fieldwork and careful archival analysis, as they build on the voluminous materials that are a legacy of the scholarship of such major figures as Boas, Barbeau, Tate, and Garfield. The book includes chapters on the crest system and participation of the Tsimshian in the 'non-Native' economy of the region and introduces much original material on shamanism, basket making, and feasting.

Author : Jay Miller
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803282664

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Tsimshian Culture by Jay Miller Pdf

The Tsimshians are a Northwest Coast Native people known for their dazzling works of art and rich array of social, religious, and oral traditions that have captured the attention of scholars for over a century. Jay Miller brings together for the first time a wealth of material about the Tsimshians, presenting an unforgettable picture of their cultural universe. That universe is built around the metaphor of light, which was brought into the world by Raven; its refraction forms the chief social, religious, and symbolic institutions of Tsimshian culture. Family heraldic crests express light in one way, masks in another. Miller argues convincingly that the genius of Tsimshian culture, and one of the main reasons for its continuing vitality, is that its people are sensitive to different, and often creative, ways of capturing and embodying light.

Author : Donald Grant Ellis,Steven Clay Brown
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015079280908

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Tsimshian Treasures by Donald Grant Ellis,Steven Clay Brown Pdf

This stunning book celebrates the remarkable repatriation of 36 masterpieces of Tshimshian art collected in northern British Columbia more than 140 years ago.

Author : Viola Edmundson Garfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Chimmesyan Indians
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128608978

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The Tsimshian Indians and Their Arts: The Tsimshian and Their Neighbors by Viola Edmundson Garfield Pdf

Author : Peggy Brock
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780774820073

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The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah by Peggy Brock Pdf

First-hand accounts of Indigenous people's encounters with colonialism are rare. A daily diary that extends over fifty years is unparalleled. Based on a transcription of Arthur Wellington Clah's diaries, this book offers a riveting account of a Tsimshian man who moved in both colonial and Aboriginal worlds. From his birth in 1831 to his death in 1916, Clah witnessed profound change: the arrival of traders, missionaries, and miners, and the establishment of industrial fisheries, wage labour, and reserves. His many voyages � physical, cultural, and spiritual � provide an unprecedented Aboriginal perspective on colonial relationships on the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Author : John Asher Dunn
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781772822052

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Practical dictionary of the Coast Tsimshian language by John Asher Dunn Pdf

Continuing the work of early researchers like Franz Boas and Amelia Susman, this volume offers readers an indexed Coast Tsimshian dictionary where each lexical entry includes a practical transcription, morphological description, English glosses, and phonetic transcriptions illustrating local variations.

Author : Robert Budd
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550176940

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Orca Chief by Robert Budd Pdf

Orca Chief is the third in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their previous collaborations, Raven Brings the Light (2013) and Cloudwalker (2014), are award-winning national bestsellers. Thousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four hunters leave home in the spring to harvest seaweed and sockeye. When they arrive at their fishing grounds, exhaustion makes them lazy and they throw their anchor overboard without care for the damage it might do to marine life or the sea floor. When Orca Chief discovers what the hunters have done, he sends his most powerful orca warriors to bring the men and their boat to his house. The men beg forgiveness for their ignorance and lack of respect, and Orca Chief compassionately sends them out with his pod to show them how to sustainably harvest the ocean’s resources. Accompanied by almost exclusively new illustrations by Roy Henry Vickers, this next installment of the Northwest Coast Legends will captivate readers young and old with its vivid imagery and remarkable storytelling.

Author : Marius Barbeau,William Beynon
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772824261

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Tsimshian narratives: volume 2 by Marius Barbeau,William Beynon Pdf

These oral histories, collected by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon from the Pacific Northwest reflect the Tsimshian relationship with the environment, their understanding of the spiritual universe and their interpretation of the physical world.

Author : James Andrew McDonald,Alberta ACADRE Network
Publisher : Canadian Circumpolar Institute
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Kitsumkalum Region (B.C.)
ISBN : 1896445284

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People of the Robin by James Andrew McDonald,Alberta ACADRE Network Pdf

The contemporary community of Kitsumkalum draws on its ancient Tsimshian culture for values, a vibrant culture of traditions and customs. This book emphasizes the connection between the community's heritage and the territory which nurtures it. The anthropology underlying the book promotes a Tsimshian sociology as understood by the people in Kitsumkalum. The connection between the culture and the land is the central principle that has sustained the Kitsumkalum people since time immemorial. The purpose of this book is to give the reader an understanding of this important aspect of Tsimshian life, enriching the lives of all Canadians with a fuller understanding of a heritage that is an integral part of the national cultural fabric.

Author : Viola Edmundson Garfield,Jay Miller,Carol M. Eastman
Publisher : Seattle : University of Washington Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0295961260

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The Tsimshian and Their Neighbors of the North Pacific Coast by Viola Edmundson Garfield,Jay Miller,Carol M. Eastman Pdf

Collection of writings, dedicated to Viola Garfield, giving a multi-faceted examination of the Tsimshian and neighboring peoples. Includes a biographical sketch of Viola Garfield.

Author : Rosita Worl,Maria P. Williams,Robert Davidson
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106017484707

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Celebration by Rosita Worl,Maria P. Williams,Robert Davidson Pdf

In 1982, the fledgling Native nonprofit Sealaska Heritage Institute held a dance-and-culture festival to celebrate the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. A couple of hundred Native people gathered in Juneau for the event, called Celebration. They could not have imagined then that Celebration woud spark a movement across the region - a renaissance of Native culture that prompted people largely unfamiliar with their heritage to learn their ancestral songs and dances and to make regalia for future Celebrations. Today, Celebration is the largest cultural event in the state, drawing thousands of people to the five-day biennial festival. Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land, featuring the work by the noted Alaska photographer Bill Hess, includes images from the first Celebrations to the present-day festivals. It is both an introduction to Native cultures and a cherished keepsake for the people who have participated in Celebration. Sealaska Heritage Institute is a regional Native nonprofit organization serving the indigenous peoples of Southeast Alaska. The Institute was founded in 1980 to administer cultural programs for Sealaska Corporation, a Native for-profit company formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Institute's mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures.

Author : Carl Waldman
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 9781438110103

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Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman Pdf

A comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia which provides information on over 150 native tribes of North America, including prehistoric peoples.