World-making stories : Maidu language and community renewal on a shared California landscape

World-making stories : Maidu language and community renewal on a shared California landscape / edited by M. Eleanor Nevins.

This is a collection of Maidu creation stories that will help readers appreciate California's rich cultural tapestry. At the beginning of the twentieth century, renowned storyteller Hanc'ibyjim (Tom Young) performed Maidu and Atsugewi stories for anthropologist Ronald B. Dixon, who publish...

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Other Authors: Nevins, M. Eleanor (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Maidu Indians > Folklore.
Maidu language > Study and teaching.
Indians of North America > California > Languages.
Indians of North America > California > Languages > Revival.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Indians of North America > Languages
Indians of North America > Languages > Revival
Maidu Indians
California
Folklore
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; Part One. Community Renewal; 1. This Is Where We Belong: Maidu Histories on a Shared California Landscape; 2. Placing Communities, Languages, and Stories on the Contemporary Landscape; 3. Wéjenim Bíspadà: A Brief History of Maidu Language Keepers and Other Thoughts on Language Revitalization; Part Two. Creation Narratives of Hánc'ibyjim / Tom Young; 4. Púktim / Creation; 5. Hompajtotokymc'om / The Adversaries; 6. Hybýkʼym Masý Wónom / Love and Death; 7. K'ódojapem Bom / Worldmaker's Trail.
  • Part Three. Pronunciation and Lessons8. How to Pronounce Maidu; 9. Reading the Maidu Language: Nine Beginning Lessons; Appendix: Place Names and Character Names in the Stories; Bibliography; Index.

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