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Stories that make the world : oral literature of the Indian peoples of the Inland Northwest as told by Lawrence Aripa, Tom Yellowtail, and other elders
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- Creator
- edited by Rodney Frey
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1995]
- ©1995
- Physical Details
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- xix, 264 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780806127101, 0806127104
- OCLC
- ocm31516836
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: "The Tin Shed" Oral Literature, Myths and Tales. Four Smokes / Lawrence Aripa. Orality in a Literate Society. The Couple Befriended by the Moon / Young Crane. The Storytellers -- The Text: "See from the Inside Looking Out" Cultural Themes. Coyote and the Swallows / Louis Simpson. Coyote and the Sweat Lodge / Joe Hunt. Coyote and Swallowing Monster / Mari Watters. Seal Boy / Anonymous. Literary Motifs. Coyote and the Rock / Lawrence Aripa. Coyote and the Dart / Yellow-brow. Coyote and the White Man / Lawrence Aripa. Wise Man / Tom Yellowtail. Burnt Face / Plenty Hawk. Burnt Face / Tom Yellowtail. The Little People / Tom Yellowtail. Little Head / Tom Yellowtail -- The Texture: "Feel It" Orality and Literacy. Techniques of Storytelling. Power in Words. Sweat Lodge / Jim James. Star Husband / Barnaby. Coyote and the Green Spot / Lawrence Aripa -- The Context: "You've Gotta Go Inside" A Time for Stories. Purposes of Oral Literature. Cosechin / Lawrence Aripa. Elk and the Young Man / Anonymous. Frog and Antelope / Barnaby. Two Coyotes / Harry Wheeler. Coyote and the Woman / Lawrence Aripa. The Animals and the Sea Monster / Basil White -- Appendix 1: Interpreting a Text