?o?oooniiih wooch?ooonoh = Aaniiih/Gros Ventre stories /

The first-ever collection of Aaniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language, this book contains traditional trickster tales and war stories. Some of these stories were collected by Alfred Kroeber in 1901, while others are contemporary, oral stories, told in the pa...

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Other Authors: Cowell, Andrew, 1963- (Editor, Translator), Brockie, Terry, 1969- (Editor, Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Algonquian (Other)
Language Notes:Text in Gros Ventre and English; translated from the Gros Ventre.
Published: Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press : First Nations University of Canada, [2017]
Series:First Nations language readers.
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Summary:The first-ever collection of Aaniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language, this book contains traditional trickster tales and war stories. Some of these stories were collected by Alfred Kroeber in 1901, while others are contemporary, oral stories, told in the past few years. Like other First Nations Language Readers, Aaniiih/Gros Ventre Stories comes with a complete glossary and provides some grammar usage. Delightfully illustrated, each story is accompanied by an introduction to guide the reader through the material.
Item Description:Aaniiih is the Gros Ventre pronunciation of Gros Ventre stories.
Physical Description:xxii, 80 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780889774803
0889774803
9780889774810
0889774811