Haa shuká, our ancestors
Tlingit oral narratives
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Contributions
- Dauenhauer, Nora. - Contributor
- Dauenhauer, Richard. - Contributor
Publication
1987 - University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington (State)
Language
English
Word Count
128,500 words, Guess
Page Count
514 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2374037M
- ISBN-100295964944
- OCLC Control Number15224253
- Library of Congress Control Number87002164
- Goodreads3541017
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- LibraryThing1166883
Classifications
- DDC398.2/089970798
- LCCE99.T6 H22 1987
Description
Recorded from the 1960s to the present by twelve tradition bearers who were passing down for future generations the accounts of haa shuka, which means our ancestors. Narratives tell of the origin of social and spiritual concepts and explain complex relationships. Text in Tlingit with English translation on the opposite page. Includes biographies of the narrators. Also extensive introduction and notes.
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Series Statement
- Classics of Tlingit oral literature ;
Other Editions
- Haa shuká, our ancestors: Tlingit oral narratives
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