The North American Indian: Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa
The North American Indian: Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa

Author: Edward S. Curtis

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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"[A] comprehensive and permanent record of all the important tribes of the United States and Alaska that still retain to a considerable degree their primitive customs and traditions. The value of such a work, in great measure, will lie in the breadth of its treatment, in its wealth of illustration, and in the fact that it represents the result of personal study of a people who are rapidly losing the traces of their aboriginal character and who are destined ultimately to become assimilated with the 'superior race.' It has been the aim to picture all features of the Indian life and environment--types of the young and the old, with their habitations, industries, ceremonies, games, and everyday customs ... Though the treatment accorded the Indians by those who lay claim to civilization and Christianity has in many cases been worse than criminal, a rehearsal of these wrongs does not properly find a place here"--General introduction.

The North American Indian Volume 9 - Salishan Tribes of the Coast, The Chimakum and The Quilliute, The Willapa
The North American Indian Volume 9 - Salishan Tribes of the Coast, The Chimakum and The Quilliute, The Willapa

Author: Edward S. Curtis

Publisher: North American Indian

Published: 2015-09-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780403084081

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Volume #9 of 20 in The North American Indian series contains detailed information on the Salishan tribes of the coast, The Chimakum and the Quilliute, The Willapa. The subject areas covered on each tribe are histories, customs, ceremonies, mythologies and comparative vocabularies.

Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest
Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Ella E. Clark

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0520350960

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This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.

Salish Myths and Legends
Salish Myths and Legends

Author: M. Terry Thompson

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9780803217645

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The rich storytelling traditions of Salish-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest of North America are showcased in this anthology of story, legend, song, and oratory. From the Bitterroot Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, Salish-speaking communities such as the Bella Coola, Shuswap, Tillamook, Quinault, Colville-Okanagan, Coeur d'Alene, and Flathead have always been guided and inspired by the stories of previous generations. Many of the most influential and powerful of those tales appear in this volume.øSalish Myths and Legends features an array of Trickster stories centered on Coyote, Mink, and other memorable characters, as well as stories of the frightening Basket Ogress, accounts of otherworldly journeys, classic epic cycles such as South Wind?s Journeys and the Bluejay Cycle, tales of such legendary animals as Beaver and Lady Louse from the beginning of time, and stories that explain why things are the way they are. The anthology also includes humorous traditional tales, speeches, and fascinating stories of encounters with whites, including ?Circling Raven and the Jesuits.?øøTranslated by leading scholars working in close collaboration with Salish storytellers, these stories are certain to entertain and provoke, vividly testifying to the enduring power of storytelling in Native communities.