Xweliqwiya - The Life of a Stolo Matriarch

Informationen zum Autor Rena Point Bolton is a Xwélmexw artist and weaverwho lives in northern British Columbia. Richard Daly is a social anthropologist,translator, editor, and Aboriginal rights consultant. Originally from afishing and forestry community on the Pacific Coast, Daly now residesin Norway near Oslo. Klappentext Here the story of a B.C. First Nations woman, whose people were for many years both silent and silenced, is carefully recorded. Zusammenfassung Here the story of a B.C. First Nations woman, whose people were for many years both silent and silenced, is carefully recorded. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations - vii Foreword - ix Acknowledgements - xi Map of Northern British Columbia - xiv Map of Xwélmexw (Stó:lo) territory and surrounding Coast Salishareas - xv Introduction (Richard Daly) - xvii 1. Born at a Very Young Age - 3 2. Xéyteleq - 25 3. Devil's Run - 51 4. School, Work, and Marriage - 69 5. Life of the Spirit - 103 6. Breaking the Silence - 133 7. Moving North - 165 8. They Begin to Listen - 199 9. Life Cycles - 217 Epilogue - 227 Family Trees - 231 Pronunciation Guide - 239 Glossary - 243 Works Cited - 247 Index - 253

Product details

• Authors: Rena Point Bolton, Richard Daly
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9781927356562
• ISBN: 978-1-927356-56-2
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and; Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series; Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology