Landscape traveled by coyote and crane : the world of the Schi̲tsuʼumsh (Coeur d'Alene Indians) / Rodney Frey in collaboration with the Schi̲tsuʼumsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frey, Rodney, 1950-

Contributor:

Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, Idaho.

Series:

A McLellan book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coeur d'Alene Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anthropologist Rodney Frey culminates a decade of work with the Schitsu’umsh (the Coeur d’Alene Indians of Idaho) in this portrait of the unique bonds between a people and the landscape of their traditional homeland. The result of an intensive collaboration between investigator and Native people, the book includes many traditional stories that invite the reader’s participation in the world of the Schitsu’umsh.The Schitsu’umsh landscape of lake and mountains is described with a richness that emphasizes its essential material and spiritual qualities. The historical trauma of the Schitsu’umsh, stemming from their nineteenth-century contacts with Euro-American culture, is given dramatic weight. Nonetheless, examples of adaptation and continuity in traditional cultural expression, rather than destruction and discontinuity, are the most conspicuous features of this vivid ethnographic portrait.Drawing on pivotal oral traditions, Frey mirrors the Schitsu’umsh world view in his organization and presentation of ethnographic material. He uses first-person accounts by his Native consultants to convey crucial cultural perspectives and practices. Because of its unusual methodology, Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane is likely to become a model for future work with Native American peoples, within the Plateau region and beyond.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword by Ernie Stensgar, MXW Qin

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the Schitsu'umsh Landscape

Since Time Immemorial: Precontact Society

Winds of Change: Contact History

Preparing the World

Receiving the Gifts

Sharing the Gifts

It's Home: Conclusion

Appendix A: Research Considerations

Appendix B: List of Plants and Animals

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"A McLellan book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780295801629

029580162X

OCLC:

774403170