The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnúwit Átawish Nch'inch'imamí : Reflections on Sahaptin Ways /

"The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnuwit Atawish Nch'inch'imamí is a treasure trove of material for those interested in Native American culture. Author Virginia Beavert grew up in a traditional, Indian-speaking household. Both her parents and her maternal grandmother were shamans, and her ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Beavert, Virginia (Autor)
Otros Autores: Underriner, Janne L. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Indeterminado
Publicado: London : University of Washington Press.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Beavert, Virginia > Autobiographie.
Beavert, Virginia, > 1921-
Linguistes.
Langues indiennes d'Amerique.
Moeurs et coutumes.
Sahaptin (Indiens)
Yakima (Indiens)
Indiens d'Amerique.
Langues indiennes d'Amerique > États-Unis (nord-ouest) > Textes.
Yakima (Indiens) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Yakama language.
Yakama Indians > Social life and customs.
Yakama Indians.
Shahaptian languages.
Shahaptian Indians.
Linguists.
Linguistics > Study and teaching.
Indian women.
Linguistics > Study and teaching > United States.
Indian women > Northwest, Pacific > Biography.
Linguists > United States > Biography.
Yakama Indians > Biography.
Yakama language > Texts.
United States.
Pacific Northwest.
[Autobiographie]
Texts.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnuwit Atawish Nch'inch'imamí is a treasure trove of material for those interested in Native American culture. Author Virginia Beavert grew up in a traditional, Indian-speaking household. Both her parents and her maternal grandmother were shamans, and her childhood was populated by people who spoke tribal dialects and languages: Nez Perce, Umatilla, Klikatat, and Yakima Ichishkíin. Her work on Native languages began at age twelve, when she met linguist Melville Jacobs while working for his student, Margaret Kendell. When Jacobs realized that Beavert was a fluent speaker of the Klikatat language, he taught her to read and write the orthography he had developed to record Klikatat myths. After a stint in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Beavert went on to earn graduate degrees in education and linguistics, and she has contributed to numerous projects for the preservation of Native language and teachings. Beavert narrates highlights from her own life and presents cultural teachings, oral history, and stories (many in bilingual Ishishkíin-English format) about family life, religion, ceremonies, food gathering, and other aspects of traditional culture."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations, cartes, jaquette illustrations ;
ISBN:9780295741666

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