Title: Telling stories the Kiowa way /
Authors: Palmer, Gus, 1943-
Publisher: University of Arizona Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Kiowa Indians Folklore; Storytelling Great Plains.; Tales Great Plains
Abstract: Among the Kiowa, storytelling takes place under familiar circumstances. A small group of relatives and close friends gather. Tales are informative as well as entertaining. Joking and teasing are key components. Group participation is expected. And outsiders are seldom involved. This book explores the traditional art of storytelling still practiced by Kiowas today.
Contents: Kiowas and Kiowa texts -- Conversations with John Tofpi -- Active participation in oral narratives -- Knowing how and when to tell a story -- Telling stories within stories -- Teasing, joking, telling the biggest fib -- Contextualizing and recontextualizing old texts into new texts -- A collaborative ethnography -- Last words.