Elsie Paul

Written as I Remember It

Teachings ( MS T W) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This extraordinary book not only offers a rare glimpse into the life of a Coast Salish woman and the teachings of the Sliammon people, it also offers a fruitful model for collaborative research and life-history writing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9780774827119
• ISBN-10: 0774827114
• Artikelnr.: 42235293

Autorenporträt

Elsie Paul, a Sliammon elder, has spent her life and career in service to others. In recognition of a lifetime of effort dedicated to supporting First Nations well-being, she received an honorary doctorate degree from Vancouver Island University in 2010. Paige Raibmon is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. Harmony Johnson is Elsie Paul's granddaughter. She holds a BA from Simon Fraser University and has served in a number of policy and executive roles in BC First Nations organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

A Note on the Sliammon Language / Honoré Watanabe Introduction: Listening to
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w / Paige Raibmon Where I Come From 1 The Territory and People Legends: A Man Taken by the Seal Family Twins Are Gifted Child 2 Life with My Grandparents Sliammon Narrative: They Invited Them to a Feast 3 Teachings on Learning Legends: Mink and Cloud Mink and Salal Mink and Eagle Mink and Pitch Mink and Grizzly 4 Residential School Legend: t'
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