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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813476203321

Autore

Palmer Andie Diane

Titolo

Maps of experience : the anchoring of land to story in Secwepemc discourse / / Andie Diane Palmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

0-8020-8435-4

1-282-01458-7

9786612014581

1-4426-7700-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Anthropological Horizons

Disciplina

971.1004979

Soggetti

Shuswap Indians

Shuswap Indians - History

Oral tradition - British Columbia - Alkali Lake Region (Cariboo)

History

Electronic books.

Shuswap

Alkali Lake no 1 (C.-B. : Reserve indienne)

Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 1 (B.C.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes on Language, Transcription, and Pronunciation""; ""1 Introduction: A Discourse-Centred Approach to Understanding""; ""2 A Brief History of Responses to Colonialism""; ""3 Living on the Land""; ""4 Maps""; ""5 Story""; ""6 Memories""; ""7 Cross-Cultural Comparisons""; ""Appendix: Selected Transcriptions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

Palmer's analysis of ways of listening and conveying information within



the Alkali Lake community brings new insights into indigenous language and culture, as well as to the study of oral history, ethnohistory, experimental ethnography, and discourse analysis.