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Tellings from Our Elders: Lushootseed syeyehub

Volume 1: Snohomish Texts

by (author) David Beck & Thom Hess

as told by Martha Williams Lamont, Elizabeth Charles Krise, Edward Sam & Agnes Jules James

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2014
Category
General, Native American, Native American Studies, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774828123
    Publish Date
    Apr 2015
    List Price
    $300.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774823579
    Publish Date
    Feb 2014
    List Price
    $199.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774823555
    Publish Date
    Feb 2014
    List Price
    $165.00

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Rich in cultural and linguistic information, the traditional stories of the Coast Salish contain the keys to cultural revitalization. This book presents eighteen stories in Snohomish, a dialect of Lushootseed, the language of the Indigenous peoples who live in the Puget Sound basin, as told by the last generation to learn the language as its mother tongue. Many of these stories – or syeyehub – were recorded decades ago, but few were transcribed, and even fewer analyzed. Deep understanding of the structure and logic of these texts has eluded linguists. This landmark study provides this analysis, helping to ensure that the language will live on for future generations.

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As excellent examples of a specifically linguistic form of textual presentation, these volumes definitely achieve what they have set out to do. As such, they are not books that one would pick up simply to read the stories. Nevertheless, it is possible to discern that the stories are rich in teachings, [and] that they are beautifully told …

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