Inside dazzling mountains : Southwest native verbal arts / edited by David L. Kozak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kozak, David L.

Series:

Native literatures of the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Folklore.

Indians of North America.

Indian mythology.

New Southwest.

Folklore.

Indian mythology--Southwest, New.

Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Songs and music.

Genre:

Songs and music.

Songs.

Music.

Physical Description:

681 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2012]

Summary:

Inside Dazzling Mountains provides fresh new translations of Native oral literatures of the Southwest, a region of vital and varied cultures and languages. The collection features songs, stories, chants, and orations from the four major language groups of the Southwest: Yuman, Nadíne (Apachean), Uto-Aztecan, and Kiowa-Tanoan. It combines translations of recordings made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with a rich array of newly recorded and produced materials, attesting to the continued vitality and creativity of contemporary Native languages in the Southwest.

For southwestern linguistic and cultural traditions to be more widely recognized and appreciated, retranslations of older works have been sorely needed. Original translations were often flawed and culturally biased and made use of literary conventions that were familiar to Anglo-Americans but foreign to the Native tribes themselves. Inside Dazzling Mountains corrects these flaws and celebrates the diversity of Native languages spoken in the Southwest today.

Skillfully edited and translated by David L. Kozak, who offers a wealth of editorial tools for interpreting songs, songs sets, myths, stories, and chants of the Southwest, past and present, this volume contributes to the continued vitality and cultural complexity of the region. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Language Isolates 27

Seri 29

1 Leatherback Sea Turtle-Xiica Cmotómanoj / René Montaño Herrera Herrera, René Montaño, Stephen A. Marlett Marlett, Stephen A. Marlett, Stephen A., Stephen A. Marlett 31

2 Those Who Had Hast Quita as Their Birthplace / Lorenzo Herrera Casanova Casanova, Lorenzo Herrera, Stephen A. Marlett Marlett, Stephen A. Marlett, Stephen A., Stephen A. Marlett 44

3 Twin Peaks-Hast Cacöla / Francisco Xavier Moreno Herrera Herrera, Francisco Xavier Moreno, Stephen A. Marlett Marlett, Stephen A. Marlett, Stephen A., Stephen A. Marlett 54

Zuni 61

4 Two Zuni Coyote Tales: Narrator(s) Unknown / Stanley Newman Newman, Stanley, Lynn Nichols Nichols, Lynn 63

Part 2 Yuman Language Family 87

Quechan 89

5 Coyote and Hen / Barbara Levy Levy, Barbara Levy, Barbara, Barbara Levy, Amy Miller Miller, Amy Miller, Amy, Amy Miller 91

Tipai 109

6 Rabbit and Frog / Jon Meza Cuero Cuero, Jon Meza Cuero, Jon Meza, Margaret Field Field, Margaret Field, Margaret, Jon Meza Cuero, Amy Miller, and Margaret Field Field, Amy Miller, and Margaret, Margaret Field 111

Part 3 Nadíne (Apachean) Language Family 125

Navajo 127

7 A Family Struggles: Excerpt from the Washington Matthews Version of the Navajo Mountain Chant / Paul G. Zolbrod Zolbrod, Paul G. 129

8 John Watchman's "Ma'ii dóó Gólízhii / John Watchman Watchman, John Watchman, John, Harry Hoijer Hoijer, Harry, Blackhorse Mitchell Mitchell, Blackhorse, Edward Sapir Sapir, Edward, John Watchman, Anthony K. Webster Webster, Anthony K. Webster, Anthony K., Anthony K. Webster 150

Chiricahua Apache 173

9 Samuel E. Kenoi's Portraits of White Men / Samuel E. Kenoi Kenoi, Samuel E., Anthony K. Webster Webster, Anthony K. Webster, Anthony K., Anthony K. Webster 175

White Mountain Apache 195

10 Ndah Ch'ii'n / Paul Ethelbah Ethelbah, Paul, Genevieve Ethelbah Ethelbah, Genevieve, M. Eleanor Nevins Nevins, M. Eleanor 197

Part 4 Uto-Aztecan Language Family 241

Chemehuevi 243

11 How Coyote and Dog Exchanged Noses: A Chemehuevi Tale / George Laird Laird, George, Carobeth Laird Laird, Carobeth, John P. Harrington Harrington, John P., Angelina Serratos Serratos, Angelina Serratos, Angelina, Justin Goodenkauf Goodenkauf, Justin, Angelina Serratos 245

Hopi 257

12 Two Hopi Poems: Singers Unknown / H. R. Voth Voth, H. R., David Leedom Shaul Shaul, David Leedom 259

13 The Field Mouse Story / Qöyawayma, H. R. Voth Voth, H. R., David Leedom Shaul Shaul, David Leedom 265

Yaqui 275

14 Wo'i Wakila into Taavu: Skinny Coyote and Bunny / Santos Leyva Leyva, Santos, Maria Florez Leyva Leyva, Maria Florez, Mercedes Tubino Blanco Blanco, Mercedes Tubino, Jason D. Haugen Haugen, Jason D., Heidi Harley Harley, Heidi 277

15 The Talking Tree: A Yoeme Beginning: Narrator Unknown / David Leedom Shaul Shaul, David Leedom 299

16 Cowgirl Jane: A Yoeme Cow and Monte Mediation: Narrator Unknown / Tom Stanford Stanford, Tom, David Leedom Shaul Shaul, David Leedom 308

Tarahumara 315

17 Rarámuri Stories from Before: Raráumuri historias de antes / Valente Argüelles Argüelles, Valente, Eligio González González, Eligio, María Ignacia Merino de Argüelles Argüelles, María Ignacia Merino de, Jamie Shadid Shadid, Jamie, Juan Pablo Garrido Garrido, Juan Pablo Garrido, Juan Pablo, Juan Pablo Garrido, Nicolás Olivos Santoyo Santoyo, Nicolás Olivos 317

Pima-Maricopa 337

18 The Life History of a Pima-Maricopa Woman and Her Speech to Pope John Paul II / Alfretta Antone Antone, Alfretta, Sam Pack Pack, Sam 339

Altar Valley Piman 357

19 Eighteenth-Century Jesuit and Franciscan Platicas: Lexical "Choice" and Textual Architecture / Altar Piman Piman, Altar, Francisco Moyano Moyano, Francisco, David Leedom Shaul Shaul, David Leedom 359

20 The Lord's Prayer / Altar Piman Piman, Altar, Anton Maria Benz Benz, Anton Maria, Phillip Miguel Miguel, Phillip Miguel, Phillip, Phillip Miguel 378

Tohono O'odham 389

21 The Albino Saguaro: Contemporary Storytelling in Tohono O'odham / Stella Tucker Tucker, Stella, Phillip Miguel Miguel, Phillip Miguel, Phillip, Colleen M. Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, Colleen M. Fitzgerald, Colleen M., Colleen M. Fitzgerald, Phillip Miguel 391

Part 5 Kiowa-Tanoan Language Family 407

Kiowa 409

22 How Thébôl Got His Name / Parker P. McKenzie McKenzie, Parker P., Yí: sâum sâum, Yí:, Gus Pàntháidê Palmer Jr. Palmer, Gus Pàntháidê, Jr. Palmer, Gus Pàntháidê, Jr., Gus Pàntháidê Palmer Jr. 411

Picuris Pueblo 419

23 Picuris Traditional Tales: Stories from the Hidden Valley / Rosendo Vargas (Phithexomene) Vargas, Rosendo, (Phithexomene), John P. Harrington Harrington, John P., Amy Zaharlick Zaharlick, Amy Zaharlick, Amy, Amy Zaharlick 421

Arizona Tewa 463

24 A Yaaniwe Song: Celebrating Prosperity and Identity / Dewey Healing Healing, Dewey, Paul V. Kroskrity Kroskrity, Paul V. Kroskrity, Paul V., Paul V. Kroskrity 465

25 'Avayun (and Coyote) Story: A Retranslation of "Coyote's False Tail" / Tewa Elder Elder, Tewa, Elsie Clews Parsons Parsons, Elsie Clews, Paul V. Kroskrity Kroskrity, Paul V. Kroskrity, Paul V., Paul V. Kroskrity 471

Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan Pueblo) 485

26 Four Springtime Tewa Songs / Peter Garcia Sr. Garcia, Peter, Sr., Reycita Garcia Garcia, Reycita, Patricia Ortiz Ortiz, Patricia, Beverly Garcia Garcia, Beverly, Gordon Garcia Garcia, Gordon, Griselda Saufkie Acoma Keresan Keresan, Griselda Saufkie Acoma, Gregg Shutiva Shutiva, Gregg, Linda J. Goodman Goodman, Linda J. 487

Part 6 Southwest Translation, Myth, and History 525

27 Translating the Verbal Art of the Native American Southwest / William M. Clements Clements, William M. 527

28 Edenism: On the Star Husband-less Southwest / Donald Bahr Bahr, Donald 557

29 Yukiwmat Navoti'at: The Tradition of Yukiwma / Peter Whiteley Whiteley, Peter 598.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780803215757

0803215754

OCLC:

785862617