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Spirit of the first people : Native American music traditions of Washington State / edited by Willie Smyth and Esmé Ryan ; introduction by Vi (Taq [superscript w] š [inverted upside-down e] blu) Hilbert.
"This book and an accompanying compact disk offer a rare glimpse into Native American sacred traditions of song and dance. Arising from a unique exhibit and live performance at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Spirit of the First People is a collection of personal narratives, stories, and essays on the music of the First People in the region that now encompasses Washington State. From tribe to tribe and reservation to reservation across the state, a wide range of musical genres and individual styles have developed, including social dance songs, game songs, and hymns." "Skagit elder Vi Hilbert, a principal adviser on the community council and the one who gave the book its name, introduces the collection. Contributors include Bruce-subiyay Miller (Skokomish), Cliff Sijohn (Spokane, Coeur d'Alene), Jeanette Timentwa (Okanogan) and Rebecca Chamberlain, Virginia Beavert-Martin (Yakima), Brycene Neaman (Yakama), Linda Goodman and Helma Swan (Makah), Loran Olsen, and Willie Smyth."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0295977329
- ISBN: 9780295977324
- Physical Description: xv, 201 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1999.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-194) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Singers, dancers, dreamers, travelers : Native American song traditions, musical instruments, and dance regalia in Washington State / Roberta Haines -- Seeds of our ancestors : growing up in the Skokomish song tradition / Bruce-Subiyay Miller -- The circle of song / Cliff Sijohn -- Native songs and seasonal food-gathering traditions / Jeanette Timentwa & Rebecca Chamberlain -- Native songs taught by Ellen W. Saluskin (Hoptonix Sawyalilx̲) / Virginia R. Beavert-Martin -- Song traditions of the Yakama / Brycene A. Neaman -- Makah music : preserving the traditions / Linda J. Goodman & Helma Swan -- Native music of the Pacific Northwest : a Washington State perspective / Loran Olsen -- Song traditions of the Indian Shaker Church / James Everett Cunningham & Pamela Amoss -- Songs from the coast, sound, and plateau : Native American music traditions in Washington today / Willie Smyth -- Appendixes: Ten early ethnographers in the Northwest : recordings from Washington State / Laurel Sercombe. Creating and disseminating ethnographic recordings : Washington State materials in Washington, D.C. / Judith A. Gray. Melville Jacobs and early ethnographic recordings in the Northwest / William R. Seaburg.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | ML 3557 .S65 1999 | 262464 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | ML 3557 .S65 1999 | 264755 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | PNW ML 3557 .S65 1999 | 271619 | PNW | Available | - |