During My Time
Florence Edenshaw Davidson, A Haida Woman
Seiten
1992
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Revised Edition
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-97179-7 (ISBN)
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-97179-7 (ISBN)
This book is the first life history of a Northwest Coast Indian woman. Florence Davidson, daughter of noted Haida carver and chief Charles Edenshaw, was born in 1896. As one of the few living Haida elders knowledgeable bout the culture of a bygone era, she was a fragile link with the past. Living in Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands, some fifty miles off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Florence Davidson grew up in an era of dramatic change for her people. On of the last Haida women to undergo the traditional puberty seclusion and an arranged marriage, she followed patterns in her life typical of women of her generation.
Florence’s narrative -- edited by Professor Blackman from more than fifty hours of tape recordings -- speaks of girlhood, of learning female roles, of the power and authority available to Haida women, of the experiences of menopause and widowhood. Blackman juxtaposes comments made by early observes of the Haida, government agents, and missionaries, with appropriate portions of the life history narrative, to portray a culture neither traditionally Haida nor fully Canadian, a culture adapting to Christianity and the imposition of Canadian laws. Margaret Blackman not only preserves Florence Davidson’s memories of Haida ways, but with her own analysis of Davidson’s life, adds significantly to the literature on the role of women in cross-cultural perspective. The book makes an important contribution to Northwest Coast history and culture, to the study of culture change, to fieldwork methodology, and to women’s studies.
Florence’s narrative -- edited by Professor Blackman from more than fifty hours of tape recordings -- speaks of girlhood, of learning female roles, of the power and authority available to Haida women, of the experiences of menopause and widowhood. Blackman juxtaposes comments made by early observes of the Haida, government agents, and missionaries, with appropriate portions of the life history narrative, to portray a culture neither traditionally Haida nor fully Canadian, a culture adapting to Christianity and the imposition of Canadian laws. Margaret Blackman not only preserves Florence Davidson’s memories of Haida ways, but with her own analysis of Davidson’s life, adds significantly to the literature on the role of women in cross-cultural perspective. The book makes an important contribution to Northwest Coast history and culture, to the study of culture change, to fieldwork methodology, and to women’s studies.
Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
Orthography
1) The Life History Project
2) The Haida Woman
3) Florence Edenshaw Davidson: a biographical sketch
4) Those Before Me 1862-1896
5) Before I could Walk 1896-1897
6) I Am Yet a Girl 1897-1909
7) I Become a Woman and Marry 1909-1911
8) I Become a Mother and Have Lots of Children 1912-1938
9) I Quit Having Babies, My Later Years 1939-1979
10) Discussion
Epilogue 1992 “One More Time”
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.1992 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | During My Time |
| Co-Autor | Florence Edenshaw Davidson |
| Zusatzinfo | 22 b&w photos |
| Verlagsort | Seattle |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 342 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-295-97179-7 / 0295971797 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-295-97179-7 / 9780295971797 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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