The porcupine hunter and other stories : the original Tsimshian texts of Henry W. Tate

ISBN: 0889223335
ISBN: 9780889223332
Physical Description: 166 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : Talonbooks, 1993.

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The porcupine hunter and other stories : the original Tsimshian texts of Henry W. Tate / newly transcribed from the original manuscripts and annotated by Ralph Maud.

Tate, Henry W. (Author). Maud, Ralph. (Added Author).

Summary:

Traditional stories from the Tsimshian nation of the Britishh Columbia coast, collected in the early twentieth century.

General Note:: Spine title: The porcupine hunter.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Animals & Humans. The Porcupine Hunter. The Hunter's Wife Changed into a Beaver. The Girl Who Married the Bear -- Fables. Porcupine and Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear and Beaver -- Cosmology. Sun, Moon, and Fog -- Moral Tales. The Blind Husband. The Deserted Youth -- Mythic History. Revenge of the Mountain Goats. The Tsimshian Descend to the Sea. Eagle Clan Story -- The Raven Cycle. Raven. 1. Origin of Raven. 2. Raven becomes voracious. 3. Raven steals daylight. 4. Stone and Elderberry Bush. 5. Raven (Deer) steals fire. 6. Raven and the Tide-woman. 7. Raven and the Bullhead. 8. Raven pretends to be a shaman. 9. Raven in the house of Echo. 10. Raven and Little Pitch. 11. Raven imitates Seal. 12. Raven turns the monsters into rocks. Raven is Alive. Sucking-Intestines.

Subject:: Tsimshian Indians > Folklore.
Legends > British Columbia.
Tsimshian.
Mythologie tsimshian.
Tate, Henry W.
Legends.
Tsimshian Indians.
British Columbia.
Genre:: Folklore.

Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Status	Due Date
Lummi Library	E 99 .T8 T37 1993	281820	Stacks	Reshelving	-