Xweliqwiya : the life story of a Sto:lo matriarch / Rena Point Bolton and Richard Daly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Point Bolton, Rena, 1927- author.

Daly, Richard, 1942- author.

Series:

Our lives--diary, memoir, and letters ; 5.

Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters, 1921-6661 ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Point Bolton, Rena, 1927-.

Point Bolton, Rena.

Stó:lō Indians--Biography.

Stó:lō Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations (Black and white), maps, portraits (Black and white)

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, [Alberta] : AU Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Xwelíqwiya is the life story of Rena Point Bolton, a Stó:lō matriarch, artist, and craftswoman.

Contents:

Map of Northern British Columbia

Map of Xwélmexw (Stó:lō) territory and nearby Coast Salish areas

Introduction

1. Born at a Very Young Age; First Memories; My Father and My Brother; Hiding from Destiny; Semá:th Lake

2. Xéyteleq; Chu'chelángen; Xéyteleq's Story; After Xéyteleq: Family Ties; More Family Ties

3. Devil's Run; Peter "Speedy" Bolan; Charlie Gardner

4. School, Work, and Marriage; Coqualeetza; Home for Summer; Uncle Ambrose and Auntie Jean; Canneries; Marriage and Family; Child Rearing; Canoe Racing; Lehál

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-927356-57-1

OCLC:

864414539