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Author Beavert, Virginia, 1921-2024, author

Title The gift of knowledge = Ttn¿wit çtawish Nch'inch'imam¿ : reflections on Sahaptin ways / Virginia R. Beavert ; edited by Janne L. Underriner
Edition 1st edition
Published Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Naomi B. Pascal editor's endowment
Contents The culture that made me who I am now / Inm¿ki Tiinw¿tki Wap¿itat -- My story / Inm¿ Tt¿wax?t -- Life circles / Wy¿'uyt Wa?'¿shwit -- Experiences and reflections / Pina'itit¿mat Wa?'¿shwit -- Conclusion / W¿nak?'it -- Appendix: Guidance for academic researchers -- Icshishkíin / English glossary
Summary "The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnuwit Atawish Nch'inch'imamí is a treasure trove of material for those interested in Native American culture. Author Virginia Beavert grew up in a traditional, Indian-speaking household. Both her parents and her maternal grandmother were shamans, and her childhood was populated by people who spoke tribal dialects and languages: Nez Perce, Umatilla, Klikatat, and Yakima Ichishkíin. Her work on Native languages began at age twelve, when she met linguist Melville Jacobs while working for his student, Margaret Kendell. When Jacobs realized that Beavert was a fluent speaker of the Klikatat language, he taught her to read and write the orthography he had developed to record Klikatat myths. After a stint in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Beavert went on to earn graduate degrees in education and linguistics, and she has contributed to numerous projects for the preservation of Native language and teachings. Beavert narrates highlights from her own life and presents cultural teachings, oral history, and stories (many in bilingual Ishishkíin-English format) about family life, religion, ceremonies, food gathering, and other aspects of traditional culture."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English and Icshishkíin (Yakama)
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Subject Beavert, Virginia, 1921-2024
SUBJECT Beavert, Virginia, 1921-
Beavert, Virginia, 1921- fast
Beavert, Virginia -- Autobiographie. ram
Subject Yakama Indians.
Yakama language -- Texts
Yakama Indians -- Social life and customs
Yakama Indians -- Biography
Linguists -- United States -- Biography
Indian women -- Northwest, Pacific -- Biography
Linguistics -- Study and teaching -- United States
Shahaptian Indians.
Shahaptian languages.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Indian women
Linguistics -- Study and teaching
Linguists
Shahaptian Indians
Shahaptian languages
Yakama Indians
Yakama Indians -- Social life and customs
Yakama language
Langues indiennes d'Amerique -- États-Unis (nord-ouest) -- Textes.
Yakima (Indiens) -- Moeurs et coutumes.
Linguistes.
Langues indiennes d'Amerique.
Moeurs et coutumes.
Sahaptin (Indiens)
Yakima (Indiens)
Indiens d'Amerique.
Pacific Northwest
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
Texts
[Autobiographie]
Form Electronic book
Author Underriner, Janne L., editor
LC no. 2017008299
ISBN 9780295741666
029574166X
Other Titles Ttn¿wit çtawish Nch'inch'imam¿
Gift of knowledge, reflections on Sahaptin ways
Reflections on Sahaptin ways