Pitch woman and other stories : the oral traditions of Coquelle Thompson, Upper Coquille Athabaskan Indian /

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The rich oral traditions of the Athabaskan Indians from southwestern Oregon are showcased in these pages for the first time. This volume features vivid and humorous tales of familiar Tricksters: Coyote, known for his unusual sexual prowess and escapades that often go awry; the vain and gullible Griz...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, Coquelle, 1848-1946
Other Authors: Seaburg, William R., Jacobs, Elizabeth Derr
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
Series:Native literatures of the Americas.
Subjects:
Thompson, Coquelle, > 1848-1946.
Thompson, Coquelle, > 1848-1946
Coquille Indians > Folklore.
Athapascan Indians > Oregon > Folklore.
Oral tradition > Oregon.
Coquille Indians > Biography.
Coquilles (Peuple autochtone) > Folklore.
Athapascan > Oregon > Folklore.
Tradition orale > Oregon.
Coquilles (Peuple autochtone) > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Athapascan Indians
Coquille Indians
Oral tradition
Siletz Indian Reservation (Or.) > History.
Siletz Indian Reservation (Or.) > Histoire.
Oregon
Oregon > Siletz Indian Reservation
Biography
Biographies
Folklore
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • An Upper Coquille Athabaskan cultural sketch
  • Features of style and performance in Coquelle Thompson's storytelling
  • Analyses of four stories
  • Oral traditional texts.

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