| River Song: Naxiyamtáma (Snake River-Palouse) Oral Traditions from Mary Jim, Andrew George, Gordon Fisher, and Emily Peone Contributor(s): Scheuerman, Richard D. (Editor), Trafzer, Clifford E. (Editor), Schuster, Carrie Jim (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 087422327X ISBN-13: 9780874223279 Publisher: Washington State University Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 979.700 |
| LCCN: 2014036204 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Denied a place on their ancestral lands, the original Snake River-Palouse people were forced to scatter. Maintaining their cultural identity became increasingly difficult. Still, elders passed down oral histories to their descendants, insisting youngsters listen with rapt attention. Beginning in the 1970s and continuing over three decades, Naxiyamt'ama elders--in particular Mary Jim, Andrew George, Gordon Fisher, and Emily Peone--shared their stories with a research team. The four had ties to the Plateau people's leadership families and had lived in the traditional way--gathering, hunting, and fishing. They hoped to teach American Indian history in a traditional manner and refute inaccuracies. Multiple themes emerged--a pervasive spirituality tied to the Creator and environment; a covenant relationship and sacred trust to protect and preserve their traditional lands; storytelling as a revered art form that reveals life lessons, and finally, belief in cyclical time and blood memory. |