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"That's what they used to say" : reflections on American Indian oral traditions  Cover Image Book Book

"That's what they used to say" : reflections on American Indian oral traditions / Donald L. Fixico.

Summary:

"This book on American Indian oral tradition invites understanding on how storytelling, legends and prophecies, oral histories and creation myths knit together and explain the Indian world through the power of the spoken word."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806157757
  • ISBN: 0806157755
  • Physical Description: xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Power of the spoken word -- Creation myths of the earth and people -- Legends of warriors -- Indian oratory -- Ghost stories and little people -- Moccasin trail -- Indian humor -- Prophecies and visions -- Conclusion.
Subject: Indians of North America > Folklore.
Oral tradition > North America.
Indians of North America.
Oral tradition.
North America.
Genre: Folklore.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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520 . ‡a"This book on American Indian oral tradition invites understanding on how storytelling, legends and prophecies, oral histories and creation myths knit together and explain the Indian world through the power of the spoken word."--Provided by publisher.
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