The gift of knowledge = Ttnúwit Átawish Nchʼinchʼimamí : reflections on Sahaptin ways /
"The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnuwit Atawish Nch'inch'imamí is a treasure trove of material for those interested in Native American culture. Author Virginia Beavert grew up in a traditional, Indian-speaking household. Both her parents and her maternal grandmother were shamans, and her chi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English North American Indian (Other) |
| Language Notes: | Text in English and Icshishkíin (Yakama). |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | "The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnuwit Atawish Nch'inch'imamí is a treasure trove of material for those interested in Native American culture. Author Virginia Beavert grew up in a traditional, Indian-speaking household. Both her parents and her maternal grandmother were shamans, and her childhood was populated by people who spoke tribal dialects and languages, including Nez Perce, Umatilla, Klikatat and Yakima Ichishkíin. Her work on Native languages began at age twelve, when she met linguist Melville Jacobs while working for his student, Margaret Kendell. When Jacobs realized that Beavert was a fluent speaker of the Klikatat language, he taught her to read and write the orthography he had developed to record Klikatat myths. After a stint in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Beavert went on to earn graduate degrees in education and linguistics, and she has contributed to numerous projects for the preservation of Native language and teachings. Beavert narrates highlights from her own life and presents cultural teachings, oral history and stories (many in bilingual Ishishkíin-English format) about family life, religion, ceremonies, food gathering and other aspects of traditional culture. |
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| Item Description: | "Published with the assistance of a grant from the Naomi B. Pascal editor's endowment"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780295741659 0295741651 |