Voices from four directions : contemporary translations of the Native literatures of North America / edited by Brian Swann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swann, Brian.

Language:

English

North American Indian (Other)

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Folklore.

Indians of North America.

Folk literature, Indian--North America.

Folk literature, Indian.

Indian mythology--North America.

Indian mythology.

North America.

Tales--North America.

Tales.

Legends--North America.

Legends.

Physical Description:

xxii, 617 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2004]

Summary:

Storytelling and singing continue to be a vital part of community life for Native peoples today. Voices from Four Directions gathers stories and songs from thirty-one Native groups in North America -- including the Inupiaqs in the frigid North, the Lushootseeds along the forested coastline of the far West, the Catawbas in the humid South, and the Maliseets of the rugged woods of the East. Vivid stories of cosmological origins and transformation, historical events remembered and retold, as well as legendary fables can be found in these pages. Well-known Trickster figures like Raven, Rabbit, and Coyote figure prominently in several tales as do heroes of local fame such as Tom Laporte of the Maliseets. The stories and songs entertain, instruct, and recall rich legacies as well as obligations. Many are retellings and reinventions of classic narratives, while others are more recent creations. Award-winning poet and critic Brian Swann has gathered some of the richest and most diverse literatures of Native North America and provides an introduction to the volume. In addition, each story is introduced and newly translated.

Contents:

Part 1. North 1

Koryak

Raven Tales from Kamchatka / Alexander D. King, Paqa, Translated by Alexander D. King 3

Tlingit

Raven Stories / Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Richard Dauenhauer, Willie Marks, Katherine Mills, Austin Hammond, Translated by Nora Marks Dauenhauer 25

Inupiaq

The Young Woman Who Disappeared / Lawrence Kaplan, Tadataka Nagai, Minnie Gray, Translated by Minnie Gray, Lawrence Kaplan, Tadataka Nagai 42

Two Children Adrift / Edna Ahgeak MacLean, Ericklook, Lee Suvlu, Translated by Edna Ahgeak MacLean 51

Part 2. West 81

Kwakwaka'wakw

Giver / Judith Berman, Umx'id, Translated by Judith Berman 83

Haida

The Sea Lion Hunter / Robert Bringhurst, Ghandl, Translated by Robert Bringhurst 105

The Blind Man at Island Point Town and the One Who Went around the Sea as a Halibut / John Enrico, Adam Bell, Translated by John Enrico 121

Okanagan

Prophecy at Lytton / Wendy Wickwire, Harry Robinson 134

Lushootseed

Coyote and His Son / Crisca Bierwert, Martha Lamont, Translated by Crisca Bierwert 171

Sahaptin

Celilo / Virginia Hymes, Larry George 195

Upper Coquille Athabaskan

Two Tales of Power / William R. Seaburg, Coquelle Thompson Sr. 209

Lake Miwok

How Coyote Remade the World / Catherine A. Callaghan, James Knight, Translated by Catherine A. Callaghan 226

Miguelino Salinan

Snake / Katherine Turner, Maria Ocarpia, Translated by Katherine Turner 240

Yana

Young Blue Jay's Journey to the Land of the New Moon / Herbert W. Luthin, Sam Batwi, Translated by Herbert W. Luthin 244

Quechan

Old Lady San[superscript y]u-xav / Amy Miller, an elder of the Quechan Tribe, Translated by Amy Miller, Millie Romero 268

Part 3. South 281

Western Apache

He Became an Eagle / M. Eleanor Nevins, Thomas J. Nevins, Performed by Paul Ethelbah, Translated by M. Eleanor Nevins, Thomas J. Nevins, Paul Ethelbah, Genevieve Ethelbah 283

Navajo

The Flight of Dzilyi neeyani / Paul G. Zolbrod, Storyteller unknown 303

Coyote Stories / Rex Lee Jim, Rex Lee Jim 317

San Juan Pueblo-Tewa

The Oekuu Shadeh of Ohkay Owingeh / Hao Huang, Composed by Peter Garcia Sr. 327

O'odham

Whirlwind Songs / David Kozak, Performed by Ha-ata Jose, Vicente Jose, Translated by David Kozak, David I. Lopez 340

Kiowa

The Red Wolf Story / Luke Eric Lassiter, Ralph Kotay 350

Cherokee

Thunder and the Ukten / Willard Walker, Willie Jumper, Translated by Wesley Proctor 357

Yuchi

Trickster Tales / Mary S. Linn, Jason Baird Jackson, Waxin Tiger, William Cahwee, Translated by Josephine Barnett Keith, Josephine Wildcat Bigler, Mary S. Linn, William Cahwee 368

Catawba

Four Fables / Blair A. Rudes, Sally Brown Gordon, Margaret Wiley Brown 383

Part 4. East 395

Lakota

Double-Face Tricks a Girl / Julian Rice, Storyteller unknown, Translated by Julian Rice 397

Ioway-Otoe-Missouria

Rabbit Frees the People from Muskrat / Jimm G. GoodTracks, Mary Gale LaFlesche, Translated by Jimm G. GoodTracks 408

Meskwaki

Two Winter Stories / Ives Goddard, Alfred Kiyana, Translated by Ives Goddard 423

Menominee

Red Swan / Monica Macaulay, Marianne Milligan, Nyahto Kichewano, Translated by Monica Macaulay, Marianne Milligan 468

Ojibwe

The Birth of Nenabozho / Rand Valentine, Waasaagoneshkang, Translated by Rand Valentine 486

Seneca

Creation Story / Wallace Chafe, John Armstrong, Translated by Wallace Chafe 515

Oneida

The Origins of Man / Herbert S. Lewis, Told by Andrew Beechtree 532

Maliseet

The Legendary Tom Laporte / Philip S. LeSourd, Charles Laporte, Translated by Philip S. LeSourd 546

Migmaq

Three Stories / Jennifer Andrews, Robert M. Leavitt, E. Nagugwes Metallic, Translated by E. Nagugwes Metallic 561

Naskapi

Umayichis / Julie Brittain, Marguerite MacKenzie, John Peastitute, Translated by Julie Brittain, Alma Chemaganish, Marguerite MacKenzie, Silas Nabinicaboo 572.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0803243006

0803293100

OCLC:

52980678