Salish Myths and Legends, One People's Stories (Heftet (myke permer))

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, 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."Salish 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 Blue Jay 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."Translated 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.

An anthology of story, legend, song and oratory detailing the rich storytelling traditions of Salish-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest

Epic StoriesSouth Wind's Journeys: A Tillamook Epic / Retold by Douglas E. Deur and M. Terry Thompson; A Blue Jay Cycle: Traditional Blue Jay Stories [Quinault] / Dell Hymes; Fly: A Southern Lushootseed Epic / Retold by Jay Miller; The Pentlatch Myth Corpus / M. Dale KinkadeBasket Ogress StoriesCh'eni, the Giant Woman Who Stole Crying Children [N. Straits-Lummi] / Richard Demers and Bill James; The Basket Ogress, Slapu [Klallam] / Steven M. Egesdal; QalqaliGBP', the Basket Ogress [Squamish] / Aert M. KuipersWhy Things Are The Way They AreThe Transformer and the Blind Old Man [N. Straits-Sooke] / Barbara S. Efrat; The Seal [Sliammon (Comox)] / Honore Watanabe; How Kingfisher Got the Red Under Her Wings [Klallam] / Steven M. Egesdal; Tribal Legends [Cowlitz] / Judith IrwinTrickster StoriesCoyote and Buffalo: A Traditional Spokane Story / Steven M. Egesdal; Coyote and the Goblin [Shuswap] / Aert H. Kuipers; The Place of Coyote [Colville-San Poil] / Dell Hymes; NGBP'ik'smtm and Other Episodes of a Traditional Coyote Narrative [N e kepmx (Thompson)] / Steven M. Egesdal; Coyote Releases Salmon [Moses-Columbian]