Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hancock House Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0919654991
We-Gyet Wanders On
Anonim
We Gyet Wanders On
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We-Gyet Wanders On
Angus, Charlotte,Pamela Rae Kitanmax School of the Northwest Coast Art,Stephens, Vernon,'Ksan Book Builders,Ken N. Mowatt,Heybroek, Sandy
Author : Angus, Charlotte,Pamela Rae Kitanmax School of the Northwest Coast Art,Stephens, Vernon,'Ksan Book Builders,Ken N. Mowatt,Heybroek, Sandy
Publisher : Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Gitksan Indians Folklore
ISBN : 0888396368
We-Gyet Wanders On by Angus, Charlotte,Pamela Rae Kitanmax School of the Northwest Coast Art,Stephens, Vernon,'Ksan Book Builders,Ken N. Mowatt,Heybroek, Sandy Pdf
The legends collected in We-gyet Wanders On are the ancient stories of the people of 'Ksan who have lived in northern British Columbia for over six thousand years. We-Gyet i the essence of every man's frailties exaggerated into gentle humor or ribald laughter. His adventures always end in disaster. His blunders and tricks changed the face of the earth, and the shapes of many of earth's creatures. We-Gyet was a creator - by accident!
A Small Ray of Light
John Egbert Turner,'Ksan Book Builders
Author : John Egbert Turner,'Ksan Book Builders
Publisher : Saanichton, B.C. : Hancock House
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035792162
A Small Ray of Light by John Egbert Turner,'Ksan Book Builders Pdf
Legends of We-Gyet in English and Gitksan as told by 'ksan storytellers.
Handbook of Native American Literature
Andrew Wiget
Author : Andrew Wiget
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135639105
Handbook of Native American Literature by Andrew Wiget Pdf
The Handbook of Native American Literature is a unique, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the oral and written literatures of Native Americans. It lays the perfect foundation for understanding the works of Native American writers. Divided into three major sections, Native American Oral Literatures, The Historical Emergence of Native American Writing, and A Native American Renaissance: 1967 to the Present, it includes 22 lengthy essays, written by scholars of the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures. The book features reports on the oral traditions of various tribes and topics such as the relation of the Bible, dreams, oratory, humor, autobiography, and federal land policies to Native American literature. Eight additional essays cover teaching Native American literature, new fiction, new theater, and other important topics, and there are bio-critical essays on more than 40 writers ranging from William Apes (who in the early 19th century denounced white society's treatment of his people) to contemporary poet Ray Young Bear. Packed with information that was once scattered and scarce, the Handbook of NativeAmerican Literature -a valuable one-volume resource-is sure to appeal to everyone interested in Native American history, culture, and literature. Previously published in cloth as The Dictionary of Native American Literature
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
Bruce G. Trigger,Wilcomb E. Washburn,Richard E. W. Adams,Frank Salomon,Murdo J. MacLeod,Stuart B. Schwartz
Author : Bruce G. Trigger,Wilcomb E. Washburn,Richard E. W. Adams,Frank Salomon,Murdo J. MacLeod,Stuart B. Schwartz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Eskimos
ISBN : 0521344409
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas by Bruce G. Trigger,Wilcomb E. Washburn,Richard E. W. Adams,Frank Salomon,Murdo J. MacLeod,Stuart B. Schwartz Pdf
Publisher description: The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica (Part One), gives a comprehensive and authoritative overview of all the important native civilizations of the Mesoamerican area, beginning with archaeological discussions of paleoindian, archaic and preclassic societies and continuing to the present. Fully illustrated and engagingly written, the book is divided into sections that discuss the native cultures of Mesoamerica before and after their first contact with the Europeans. The various chapters balance theoretical points of view as they trace the cultural history and evolutionary development of such groups as the Olmec, the Maya, the Aztec, the Zapotec, and the Tarascan. The chapters covering the prehistory of Mesoamerica offer explanations for the rise and fall of the Classic Maya, the Olmec, and the Aztec, giving multiple interpretations of debated topics, such as the nature of Olmec culture. Through specific discussions of the native peoples of the different regions of Mexico, the chapters on the period since the arrival of the Europeans address the themes of contact, exchange, transfer, survivals, continuities, resistance, and the emergence of modern nationalism and the nation-state.
Faces in the Forest
Michael D. Blackstock
Author : Michael D. Blackstock
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-11-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773569607
Faces in the Forest by Michael D. Blackstock Pdf
In Faces in the Forest Michael Blackstock, a forester and an artist, takes us into the sacred forest, revealing the mysteries of carvings, paintings, and writings done on living trees by First Nations people. Blackstock details this rare art form through oral histories related by the Elders, blending spiritual and academic perspectives on Native art, cultural geography, and traditional ecological knowledge. Faces in the Forest begins with a review of First Nations cosmology and the historical references to tree art. Blackstock then takes us on a metaphorical journey along the remnants of trading and trapping trails to tree art sites in the Gitxsan, Nisga'a, Tlingit, Carrier, and Dene traditional territories, before concluding with reflections on the function and meaning of tree art, its role within First Nations cosmology, and the need for greater respect for all of our natural resources. This fascinating study of a haunting and little-known cultural phenomenon helps us to see our forests with new eyes.
A Bibliography of Canadian Folklore in English
Edith Fowke,Carole Henderson-Carpenter
Author : Edith Fowke,Carole Henderson-Carpenter
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1982-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487597177
A Bibliography of Canadian Folklore in English by Edith Fowke,Carole Henderson-Carpenter Pdf
This book is the only comprehensive bibliography of Canadian folklore in English. The 3877 different items are arranged by genres: folktales; folk music and dance; folk speech and naming; superstitions, popular beliefs, folk medicine, and the supernatural; folk life and customs; folk art and material culture; and within genres by ethnic groups: Anglophone and Celtic, Francophone, Indian and Inuit, and other cultural groups. The items include reference books, periodicals, articles, records, films, biographies of scholars and informants, and graduate theses. Each items is annotated through a coding that indicates whether it is academic or popular, its importance to the scholar, and whether it is suitable for young people. The introduction includes a brief survey of Canadian folklore studies, putting this work into academic and social perspective. The book covers all the important items and most minor items dealing with Canadian folklore published in English up to the end of 1979. It is concerned with legitimate Canadian folklore – whether transplanted from other countries and preserved here, or created here to reflect the culture of this country. It distinguishes between authentic folklore presented as collected and popular treatments in which the material has been rewritten by the authors. Intended primarily for scholars of folklore, international as well as Canadian, the book will also be of use to scholars in anthropology, cultural geography, oral history, and other branches of Canadian culture studies, as well as to librarians, teachers, and the general public.
The Trickster Brain
David Williams
Author : David Williams
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739143995
The Trickster Brain by David Williams Pdf
Until recently, scientific and literary cultures have existed side-by-side but most often in parallel universes, without connection. The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Nature by David Williams addresses the premise that humans are a biological species stemming from the long process of evolution, and that we do exhibit a universal human nature, given to us through our genes. From this perspective, literature is shown to be a product of our biological selves. By exploring central ideas in neuroscience, evolutionary biology, linguistics, music, philosophy, ethics, religion, and history, Williams shows that it is the circuitry of the brain’s hard-wired dispositions that continually create similar tales around the world: “archetypal” stories reflecting ancient tensions that arose from our evolutionary past and the very construction of our brains. The book asserts that to truly understand literature, one must look at the biological creature creating it. By using the lens of science to examine literature, we can see how stories reveal universal aspects of the biological mind. The Trickster character is particularly instructive as an archetypal character who embodies a raft of human traits and concerns, for Trickster is often god, devil, musical, sexual, silver tongued, animal, and human at once, treading upon the moral dictates of culture. Williams brings together science and the humanities, demonstrating a critical way of approaching literature that incorporates scientific thought.
Canadian Books for Young People/Livres canadiens pour la jeunesse, 3e
Irma McDonough
Author : Irma McDonough
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1980-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781487586423
Canadian Books for Young People/Livres canadiens pour la jeunesse, 3e by Irma McDonough Pdf
This third, completely revised edition contains hundreds of new entries for a total of almost 2,000 children's books and magazines carefully selected and described by a team of children's librarians. Entries are arranged by subject, with reading levels indicated where necessary, and are also listed in a separate author-title index. A list of prize-winning Canadian children's books and a basic book list for librarians, teachers, and parents are included in this charmingly illustrated volume.
Journal of Northwest Anthropology
Darby C. Stapp,Deward E. Walker, Jr.
Author : Darby C. Stapp,Deward E. Walker, Jr.
Publisher : Northwest Anthropology
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781729504284
Journal of Northwest Anthropology by Darby C. Stapp,Deward E. Walker, Jr. Pdf
Fertility of First-Generation Japanese Immigrant Women in Seattle: The Influence of Ken Affiliation, Residential Location, and Employment Status by Akiko Nosaka and Donna Lockwood Leonetti Seasonal Sociopolitical Reversals and the Reinforcement of Autonomy and Fluidity among the Coast Salish by Emily Helmer Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Spatial Database to Enhance Potential of Legacy Collections at the Washington State University Museum of Anthropology by William J. Damitio, Andrew Gillreath-Brown, and Shannon Tushingham Coast Salish Sweep ~ Tripling Chehalis Stories by Jay Miller The Hunting of Marine Animals and Fishing among the Natives of the Northwest Coast of America by Alphonse Louis Pinart, Translated by Richard L. Bland Abstracts from the 70th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, Spokane, WA, 13–15 April 2017
Becoming Tsimshian
Christopher F. Roth
Author : Christopher F. Roth
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780295989235
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.
Resurgence and Reconciliation
Michael Asch,John Borrows,James Tully
Author : Michael Asch,John Borrows,James Tully
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781487519933
Resurgence and Reconciliation by Michael Asch,John Borrows,James Tully Pdf
The two major schools of thought in Indigenous-Settler relations on the ground, in the courts, in public policy, and in research are resurgence and reconciliation. Resurgence refers to practices of Indigenous self-determination and cultural renewal whereas reconciliation refers to practices of reconciliation between Indigenous and Settler nations, such as nation-with-nation treaty negotiations. Reconciliation also refers to the sustainable reconciliation of both Indigenous and Settler peoples with the living earth as the grounds for both resurgence and Indigenous-Settler reconciliation. Critically and constructively analyzing these two schools from a wide variety of perspectives and lived experiences, this volume connects both discourses to the ecosystem dynamics that animate the living earth. Resurgence and Reconciliation is multi-disciplinary, blending law, political science, political economy, women's studies, ecology, history, anthropology, sustainability, and climate change. Its dialogic approach strives to put these fields in conversation and draw out the connections and tensions between them. By using “earth-teachings” to inform social practices, the editors and contributors offer a rich, innovative, and holistic way forward in response to the world’s most profound natural and social challenges. This timely volume shows how the complexities and interconnections of resurgence and reconciliation and the living earth are often overlooked in contemporary discourse and debate.
Shattered Images
John Cove
Author : John Cove
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780773595668
Shattered Images by John Cove Pdf
A sociological study of the myths and social and religious practices of the Tsimshian, with particular emphasis on concepts of chieftainship, shamanism, totemism and secret societies.
World Mythology
Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Author : Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000050351471
World Mythology by Thomas J. Sienkewicz Pdf
A compact reference source that offers general readers bibliographic access to significant English-language translations, retellings, and summaries of myths from cultures around the world. While Greek, Roman, Norse, and Arthurian myths are the best known, this bibliography also surveys the less familiar materials containing African, Asian, Oceanian, and American myths. This easy-to-use reference arranges entries geographically and also includes author, illustrator/photographer, and subject indexes.
