Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina

Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina
Author :
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Total Pages : 204
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0889771952
ISBN-13 : 9780889771956
Rating : 4/5 (956 Downloads)
DOWNLOAD EBOOK
Book Synopsis Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina by : Robert Brightman

Download or read book Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina written by Robert Brightman and published by University of Regina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1980 by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, this study presents narratives from different genres of Rock Cree oral literature in northwestern Manitoba together with interpretive and comparative commentary. The collection comprises narratives of the trickster-transformer Wisahkicahk, animal-human characters, spirit guardians, the wihtikow or cannibal monster, humorous experiences, sorcery, and early encounters with Catholicism.


Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina Related Books

Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina
Language: en
Pages: 204

Ācaðōhkīwina and Ācimōwina

Authors: Robert Brightman
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: University of Regina Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

First published in 1980 by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, this study presents narratives from different genres of Rock Cree oral literature in northwester
The Turn to the Native
Language: en
Pages: 170

The Turn to the Native

Authors: Arnold Krupat
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Turn to the Native is a timely account of Native American literature and the critical writings that have grown up around it. Arnold Krupat considers racial
A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis
Language: en
Pages: 341

A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

Authors: Peter Bakker Researcher University of Aarhus
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-05-08 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an "impossible language" since i
Naamiwan's Drum
Language: en
Pages: 346

Naamiwan's Drum

Authors: Maureen Matthews
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-06 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Naamiwan’s Drum follows the story of a famous Ojibwe medicine man, his gifted grandson, and remarkable water drum. This drum, and forty other artefacts, were
Dangerous Spirits
Language: en
Pages: 232

Dangerous Spirits

Authors: Shawn Smallman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An examination of the role of windigo narratives among the Algonquian peoples of North American and how those narratives were influenced through colonialism.
Copyright Health Wealth Mirror
Pinnacle Themes