Talking with Hands - Everything You Need to Start Signing Native American Hand Talk - A Complete Beginner's Guide with over 200 Words and Phrases

Talking with Hands is a guide to learning Plains Indian Sign Language, once used widely between the Indigenous peoples of what is now called the Great Plains of North America.

 

List of contents

A Brief History of Hand Talk
Personal Reflections on Hand Talk
Basics Using One Finger
Counting Up to One Hundred
Time & Tenses
Celestial Bodies
Time of Day
Seasons
Years & Age
Weather
Animals
Earth
Family
Directions
Action Words
Health
Time to Eat
Modern Life
Descriptions
Emotions
Questions
Basic Phrases
Council Meetings
References
Photo Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
 

About the author

Professional Native American dancer and storyteller Mike Pahsetopah has been a Native American Cultural Educator since 1976. Manager and lead dancer of his family troupe, Dancing Eagles, he has performed at festivals, museums, and outdoor events. He has also appeared in commercials, videos, films, and movies as an extra, most notably Walker Texas Ranger. A native Sapulpan, Mike has done 6,306 presentations in libraries, schools, and colleges introducing Talking with Hands and Rediscovering Plains American Indian Sign Language.

Summary

Talking with Hands is a guide to learning Plains Indian Sign Language, once used widely between the Indigenous peoples of what is now called the Great Plains of North America.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Pahsetopah
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9781577153665
• ISBN: 978-1-57715-366-5
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 254 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 1089 g
• Illustrations: 100+ color photos
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; North America, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Sign Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Language self-study texts, Language self-study, Other Languages, Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication, North Central & Mid-West States, US Midwest: West North Central (Great Plains) States, Sign languages, Braille and other linguistic communication, Sign / Signed languages, Relating to Native American people / First Americans, North America: Great Plains / Prairies