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Talking with hands : everything you need to start signing Native American hand talk : a complete beginner's guide with over 200 words and phrases / Mike Pahsetopah.

Pahsetopah, Mike, (author.).

Summary:

"Talking with Hands is a guide to learning Plains Indian Sign Language, once used widely between the Indigenous peoples of what is now called the Great Plains of North America"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781577153665
  • ISBN: 1577153669
  • Physical Description: 167 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Wellfleet Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 162) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A brief history of hand talk -- Personal reflections on hand talk -- Basics using one finger -- Counting up to one hundred -- Time & tenses -- Celestial bodies -- Time of day -- Seasons -- Years & age -- Weather -- Animals -- Earth -- Family -- Directions -- Action words -- Health -- Time to eat -- Modern life -- Descriptions -- Emotions -- Questions -- Basic phrases -- Council meetings.
Subject:
Indian sign language > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Languages > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Indian sign language
Indians of North America > Languages
Great Plains
First Nations.
Genre:
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .S5 P34 2023 100000651 Stacks Available -