Cherokee Earth Dwellers : Stories and Teachings of the Natural World / Christopher B. Teuton [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teuton, Christopher B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cherokee philosophy.

Nature--Folklore.

Nature.

Genre:

Folklore

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle, Washington : University of Washington Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Cherokee Earth Dwellers will be the first book to articulate a Cherokee view of the natural world grounded in Cherokee names for that world. Weaving together a chorus of voices of elders including Hastings Shade, who created booklets with over 600 Cherokee names for animals and plants, the manuscript explores how contemporary Cherokee knowledge keepers understand and engage the natural world. The core of the book is the names themselves, including birds, animals, edible plants, reptiles, amphibians, trees, insects, plants, and fish. Far more than a word list, however, the manuscript includes explanations, anecdotes, and stories attached to each entry that chart the contours of a Cherokee understanding of the natural world. Some of these names are known and in use today by Cherokee speakers, but the vast majority are no longer in everyday use within Cherokee community. What emerges in Cherokee Earth Dwellers is a breathtaking vision of an enstoried Cherokee world, one in which all creatures interrelate in complicated ways that articulate a range of values, and the evolving nature of contemporary Cherokee community"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Note on Pronunciation and Presentation of Cherokee

Introduction. Duyukdv: Opening a Straight Path

Sagwu + One. Ayetli Hidogesdi: "You Will Stand in the Middle"

Tali + Two. Elohi: The Middle World

Forest Dwellers

Plants

Edible Plants

Jo'i + Three. Galvladi: The Sky World

Birds

Trees

Nvgi + Four. Elohi Hawinadidla: The Under World

Fish

Reptiles and Amphibians

Insects

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Glossary of Cherokee Terms

Works Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Notes:

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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780295750194

0295750197

OCLC:

1452295707