Trail to heaven
Subtitle: knowledge and narrative in a northern native community
By: Robin Ridington
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780888946287
Subjects: Tsattine Indians; Indians of North America; Social life and customs; Folklore; Ethnology; Fieldwork; Tsattine (Indiens); Indiens; Mœurs et coutumes; Moeurs et coutumes; Ethnologie; Recherche sur le terrain; Indiens d'Amérique
Description: Partly academic, and partly oral history interpretation of the Dunne-za (Beaver Indians) culture. Based on 25 years of field research. Illustrated with 29 black and white photographs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.
Table of contents: title: A beginning; title: Italian boy scout vandals; title: Where happiness dwells; title: Sam and Jumbie; title: Need for achievement; title: The boy who knew foxes; title: New moccasins; title: Myth and history; title: Learning about learning; title: Words of the dreamers; title: An audience with the dreamer; title: Creation; title: A boy named Swan; title: The name of Makenunatane was called; title: From Hunt Chief to prophet; title: Telling secrets; title: Peter's stories; title: Soundman; title: The old wagon road; title: Mansion on the hill; title: A bad miracle; title: Rescue; title: A trail of song; title: In memory; title: References relating to knowledge and power in Northern Native cultures; title: Index of Dunne-za names.