Title: Carry forth the stories : an ethnographer's journey into Native oral tradition /
Authors: Frey, Rodney, 1950-
Year: 2017
Subjects: Frey, Rodney,; Indians of North America Folklore.; Indigenous peoples Folklore.; Oral tradition.; Ethnology Fieldwork
Abstract: Seasoned anthropologist/ethnographer Rodney Frey offers personal and professional insights into the power and value of storytelling gleaned from more than forty years of working successfully with indigenous peoples. He frames his "ethnographic memoir" as "the quest of an ethnographer to learn from his hosts and engage in collaborative, applied, ethical-based research, writing, and classroom pedagogy." He addresses cultural property rights, tribal review, and giving back to host communities, along with indigenous learning styles, perspectives, and knowledge. His collaborative research projects with the Crow, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, and Warm Springs tribes offer a model for others seeking to work with Native communities. In Carry Forth the Stories, Frey intertwines stories gathered from interviews, oral histories, and elders. He also shares facets of his own cancer journey seeking therapy from both Native and Western healing traditions.
Contents: Chiwakíia = "to pray" : foreword / by Leonard Bends -- Basbaaaliíchiwé = "telling my story" : preparing to gather - awakening stories -- 'Me'y'mi'y'm = "telling stories" : swirling with Coyote - re-telling the stories -- Smłich = "salmon" : resuscitating salmon from the bones - re-telling as pedagogy and perpetuation -- Hnle̲q'ntsutn = "sweat house" : traveling the stories of others - a professional protocol -- Stmi'sm = "listening" and 'itsk'u'lm = "doing" : traveling the stories of others - on being an ethnographer -- Ashkísshe = "representation lodge" : traveling the stories of the Sundance - a personal journey -- Hnkhwelkhwlnet = "our ways of life in the world" : heart knowing - the structure and dynamics of story -- Sqigwts = "water potato" : aligning the "how" with the "what" - bringing forth the stories of others -- Stee'nidmsh = "adaptability" : a spinning wheel - bringing forth the stories of others -- Snukwnkhwtskhwts'mi'ls = "fellow sufferer" : a healing story - bringing forth one's own story -- "Tsi'łhnkhukhwatpalqs = "the trail ends" : great stories will come - to carry forth the stories.