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Xiipúktan (First of all) : three views of the origins of the Quechan people /

"The Quechan people live along the lower part of the Colorado River in the United States. According to tradition, the Quechan and other Yuman people were created at the beginning of time, and their Creation myth explains how they came into existence, the origin of their environment, and the sig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bryant, George, 1921- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Miller, Amy (Autor de dialogo)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Central American Indian
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2013.
Colección:World oral literature series ; Volume 5.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Xiipúktan (First of All) Authors' biographies
  • Dedication
  • Part I: Acknowledgements and Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • A Quechan Account of Origins
  • The Quechan Legend of the Creation
  • The Migration of the Yuman Tribes
  • From English to Quechan
  • From recording to manuscript
  • Alphabet
  • Grammar
  • Conventions
  • References
  • Part II: The Quechan Legend of the Creation
  • Retold in the Quechan language by George Bryant
  • Part III: A Quechan Account of Origins
  • Retold in the Quechan language by George Bryant
  • Part IV: The Migration of the Yuman Tribes
  • Told in the Quechan language by George Bryant
  • Notes Xiipúktan (First of All) Authors' biographies
  • Dedication
  • Part I: Acknowledgements and Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • A Quechan Account of Origins
  • The Quechan Legend of the Creation
  • The Migration of the Yuman Tribes
  • From English to Quechan
  • From recording to manuscript
  • Alphabet
  • Grammar
  • Conventions
  • References
  • Part II: The Quechan Legend of the Creation
  • Retold in the Quechan language by George Bryant
  • Part III: A Quechan Account of Origins
  • Retold in the Quechan language by George Bryant
  • Part IV: The Migration of the Yuman Tribes
  • Told in the Quechan language by George Bryant
  • Notes.