Telling Our Stories
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55111-580-1 (ISBN)
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Since the 1970s, Louis Bird, a distinguished Aboriginal storyteller and historian, has been recording the stories and memories of Omushkego (Swampy Cree) communities along western Hudson and James Bays. In nine chapters, he presents some of the most vivid legends and historical stories from his collection, casting new light on his people's history, culture, and values. Working with the editors and other contributors to provide background and context for the stories, he illuminates their many levels of meaning and brings forward the value system and world-view that underlie their teachings. Students of Aboriginal culture, history, and literature will find that this is no ordinary book of stories compiled from a remote, disconnected voice, but rather a project in which the teller, deeply engaged in preserving his people's history, language, and values, is committed to bringing his listeners and readers as far along the road to understanding as he possibly can.
Louis Bird is a widely known storyteller and historian of his Omushkego (Swampy Cree) people. A member of Winisk First Nation, he resides in Peawanuck near the shore of Hudson Bay. He has devoted the last three decades to preserving Omushkego stories, language, and history on audiotape. More than 80 of the stories he has gathered, along with overviews of his life story and the Winisk region, are presented on the website www.ourvoices.ca, produced by the Omushkego Oral History Project at the University of Winnipeg. Jennifer S.H. Brown is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Winnipeg, Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Peoples in an Urban and Regional Context, and Director of the Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at the University of Winnipeg. She is the author of Strangers in Blood: Fur Trade Company Families in Indian Country (University of Oklahoma Press, 1996).
List of Maps and Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements, The Editors Glossary of Cree Terms Words and Personal Names Place Names Suggested Language Resources Maps Chapter 1: An Omushkego Storyteller and his Book A Quotation Story: "It Must Be Your Thigh Bone that You Hear" Chapter 2: "Now, the Question of Creation": Stories About Beginnings and the World before We Came Introduction, Paul W. DePasquale Giant Animals Mi-she-shek-kak (The Giant Skunk) Creator Talks to the Animals About the Emergence of the Humans E-hep Chapter 3: Mi-te-wi-win: Stories of Shamanism and Survival Introduction, Mark F. Ruml The Dream Quest and Mi-te-wi-win Guidance and Instruction From an Older Relative Dream Quest Extra Senses - Mind Power Mi-te-wak Fights Introduction to the Shaking Tent, Mark F. Ruml The Shaking Tent Chapter 4: Mi-tew Power: Stories of Shamanic Showdowns Introduction, Mark F. Ruml The Legend of We-mis-shoosh The Young Orphan Boy Defeats a Powerful and Feared Mi-tew Chapter 5: Omens, Mysteries, and First Encounters Introduction, Jennifer S.H. Brown The Omushkego Captive and the Na-to-way-wak: A Remarkable Escape Omens, Mysteries, and First Encounters with Europeans "I Cannot Have Anything from these We-mis-ti-go-si-wak" "In the Memory of the Wikeson I-skwe-o" Cha-ka-pesh and the Sailors Strangers on Akimiski Island: Helping a Grounded Ship Wa-pa-mo-win, the Mirror Chapter 6: "The Wailing Clouds" (Pa-so-way-yan-nask Chi-pe-ta-so-win) Introduction, Anne Lindsay The Wailing Clouds Chapter 7: Arrows and Thunder Sticks: Technologies Old and New Introduction, Roland Bohr On Firearms and Archery Chapter 8: Mi-te-wi-win versus Christianity: Grand Sophia's Story Introduction, Donna G. Sutherland Grand Sophia's Near-Death Experience Chapter 9: Conclusion: Problems and Hopes References Notes on Contributors Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Peterborough |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 370 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55111-580-8 / 1551115808 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55111-580-1 / 9781551115801 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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