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Record Nr.

UNINA9910688340703321

Autore

Point Bolton Rena <1927->

Titolo

Xwelíqwiya : the life story of a Stó:lo matriarch / / Rena Point Bolton and Richard Daly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edmonton, Alberta : , : AU Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-927356-57-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations (Black and white), maps, portraits (Black and white)

Collana

Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters, , 1921-6661 ; ; 5

Disciplina

305.897/943

Soggetti

Stó:lō Indians

Stó:lō women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Map of Northern British Columbia --Map of Xwélmexw (Stó:lō) territory and nearby Coast Salish areas --Introduction --1. Born at a Very Young Age; First Memories; My Father and My Brother; Hiding from Destiny; Semá:th Lake --2. Xéyteleq; Chu'chelángen; Xéyteleq's Story; After Xéyteleq: Family Ties; More Family Ties --3. Devil's Run; Peter "Speedy" Bolan; Charlie Gardner -- 4. School, Work, and Marriage; Coqualeetza; Home for Summer; Uncle Ambrose and Auntie Jean; Canneries; Marriage and Family; Child Rearing; Canoe Racing; Lehál--

Sommario/riassunto

Xwelíqwiya is the life story of Rena Point Bolton, a Stó:lō matriarch, artist, and craftswoman.