Rena Point Bolton

Xwelíqwiya: The Life of a Stó Lo Matriarch

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Here the story of a B.C. First Nations woman, whose people were for many years both silent and silenced, is carefully recorded.

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Produktdetails

• Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and
• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 153mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781927356562
• ISBN-10: 1927356563
• Artikelnr.: 40105468

Autorenporträt

By Rena Point Bolton, as told to Richard Daly

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations - vii
Foreword - ix
Acknowledgements - xi
Map of Northern British Columbia - xiv
Map of Xwélmexw (Stó:lo) territory and surrounding Coast Salishareas - xv
 
Introduction (Richard Daly) - xvii
 
1. Born at a Very Young Age - 3
2. Xéyteleq - 25
3. Devil's Run - 51
4. School, Work, and Marriage - 69
5. Life of the Spirit - 103
6. Breaking the Silence - 133
7. Moving North - 165
8. They Begin to Listen - 199
9. Life Cycles - 217
 
Epilogue - 227
 
Family Trees - 231
Pronunciation Guide - 239
Glossary - 243
Works Cited - 247
Index - 253