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The Resource Our tellings : Interior Salish stories of the Nlha7kápmx people, compiled and edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry

Our tellings : Interior Salish stories of the Nlha7kápmx people, compiled and edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry

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Summary
  • Our Tellings is a collection of oral narratives gathered by a young Nlha7kapmx, Darwin Hanna, from the elders of his people. The tales have been passed from generation to generation, and they reveal how the Nlha7kapmx perceive their own history
  • Our Tellings gathers together two types of narrative - sptakwelh and spilaxem. Sptakwelh, or creation stories, tell of a period in which the world was inhabited by animals in vaguely human form and with special powers. Coyote, Bear, Grizzly, and Owl were central figures. Some tellings in this group chronicle the acts of transformers, who travelled the countryside shaping and changing the existing order to resemble the world we know today. Spilaxem, or non-creation stories, tell of the history, way of life, and cultural teachings of the Nlha7kapmx people. These particular narratives were chosen because the elders thought that they were important to tell. They range from descriptions of the arrival of explorers and missionaries to reflections on the contemporary state of Nlha7kapmx culture. The Nlha7kapmx, or Thompson, people are among the original inhabitants of the Fraser, Thompson, and Nicola river valleys in south-western British Columbia
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 217 pages)
Contents
  • Foreword / Wendy Wickwire
  • Ntl'ik'semtm (Coyote's Son) / Mildred Michell
  • Coyote and His Son / Walter Isaac
  • The Trip to the Moon / Annie York
  • Coyote and the Three Sisters / Louie Phillips
  • Coyote and Wolf / Herb Manuel
  • Coyote and Buffalo / Herb Manuel
  • Coyote and Wood Tick / Herb Manuel
  • Coyote Visits His Daughter in the North / Herb Manuel
  • Coyote and the Two Sisters / Mandy Brown
  • Why Newborn Animals Can Walk / Mandy Brown
  • Grizzly and the Bear Cubs / Hilda Austin
  • Grizzly and the Black Bear Cubs / Mary Williams
  • The Four Bear Brothers / Anthony Joe
  • Transformers / Louie Phillips
  • Transformers / Herb Manuel
  • Transformer Footprints / Louie Phillips
  • How Chipmunk Got His Stripes / Mandy Brown
  • Screech Owl / Mandy Brown
  • Raven / Mandy Brown
  • The Boy Who Was Abandoned / Mary Williams
  • Sore Man / Mabel Joe
  • Man and Owl / Mabel Joe
  • Dog Travels to the Sun / Mabel Joe
  • The Country Divided / Annie York
Isbn
9780774854078
Instance
Label
Our tellings : Interior Salish stories of the Nlha7kápmx people
Title
Our tellings
Title remainder
Interior Salish stories of the Nlha7kápmx people
Statement of responsibility
compiled and edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Our Tellings is a collection of oral narratives gathered by a young Nlha7kapmx, Darwin Hanna, from the elders of his people. The tales have been passed from generation to generation, and they reveal how the Nlha7kapmx perceive their own history
  • Our Tellings gathers together two types of narrative - sptakwelh and spilaxem. Sptakwelh, or creation stories, tell of a period in which the world was inhabited by animals in vaguely human form and with special powers. Coyote, Bear, Grizzly, and Owl were central figures. Some tellings in this group chronicle the acts of transformers, who travelled the countryside shaping and changing the existing order to resemble the world we know today. Spilaxem, or non-creation stories, tell of the history, way of life, and cultural teachings of the Nlha7kapmx people. These particular narratives were chosen because the elders thought that they were important to tell. They range from descriptions of the arrival of explorers and missionaries to reflections on the contemporary state of Nlha7kapmx culture. The Nlha7kapmx, or Thompson, people are among the original inhabitants of the Fraser, Thompson, and Nicola river valleys in south-western British Columbia
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Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
398.2/089/97907117
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
E99.N96
LC item number
O93 1995eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1969-
  • 1922-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Hanna, Darwin
  • Henry, Mamie
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ntlakyapamuk Indians
  • Thompson (Indiens)
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Ntlakyapamuk Indians
  • British Columbia
  • Volkserzählung
  • Thompson (taal)
  • Ntlakyapamuk-Sprache
Label
Our tellings : Interior Salish stories of the Nlha7kápmx people, compiled and edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Wendy Wickwire -- Ntl'ik'semtm (Coyote's Son) / Mildred Michell -- Coyote and His Son / Walter Isaac -- The Trip to the Moon / Annie York -- Coyote and the Three Sisters / Louie Phillips -- Coyote and Wolf / Herb Manuel -- Coyote and Buffalo / Herb Manuel -- Coyote and Wood Tick / Herb Manuel -- Coyote Visits His Daughter in the North / Herb Manuel -- Coyote and the Two Sisters / Mandy Brown -- Why Newborn Animals Can Walk / Mandy Brown -- Grizzly and the Bear Cubs / Hilda Austin -- Grizzly and the Black Bear Cubs / Mary Williams -- The Four Bear Brothers / Anthony Joe -- Transformers / Louie Phillips -- Transformers / Herb Manuel -- Transformer Footprints / Louie Phillips -- How Chipmunk Got His Stripes / Mandy Brown -- Screech Owl / Mandy Brown -- Raven / Mandy Brown -- The Boy Who Was Abandoned / Mary Williams -- Sore Man / Mabel Joe -- Man and Owl / Mabel Joe -- Dog Travels to the Sun / Mabel Joe -- The Country Divided / Annie York
Control code
747432036
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 217 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780774854078
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)747432036
Label
Our tellings : Interior Salish stories of the Nlha7kápmx people, compiled and edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Wendy Wickwire -- Ntl'ik'semtm (Coyote's Son) / Mildred Michell -- Coyote and His Son / Walter Isaac -- The Trip to the Moon / Annie York -- Coyote and the Three Sisters / Louie Phillips -- Coyote and Wolf / Herb Manuel -- Coyote and Buffalo / Herb Manuel -- Coyote and Wood Tick / Herb Manuel -- Coyote Visits His Daughter in the North / Herb Manuel -- Coyote and the Two Sisters / Mandy Brown -- Why Newborn Animals Can Walk / Mandy Brown -- Grizzly and the Bear Cubs / Hilda Austin -- Grizzly and the Black Bear Cubs / Mary Williams -- The Four Bear Brothers / Anthony Joe -- Transformers / Louie Phillips -- Transformers / Herb Manuel -- Transformer Footprints / Louie Phillips -- How Chipmunk Got His Stripes / Mandy Brown -- Screech Owl / Mandy Brown -- Raven / Mandy Brown -- The Boy Who Was Abandoned / Mary Williams -- Sore Man / Mabel Joe -- Man and Owl / Mabel Joe -- Dog Travels to the Sun / Mabel Joe -- The Country Divided / Annie York
Control code
747432036
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 217 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780774854078
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)747432036

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