| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 250 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Series |
Anthropological horizons |
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Anthropological horizons.
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| Contents |
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Language, Transcription, and Pronunciation -- 1 Introduction: A Discourse-Centred Approach to Understanding -- 2 A Brief History of Responses to Colonialism -- 3 Living on the Land -- 4 Maps -- 5 Story -- 6 Memories -- 7 Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- Appendix: Selected Transcriptions -- Notes -- References -- 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 |
| Summary |
Palmer's analysis of ways of listening and conveying information within the Alkali Lake community brings new insights into indigenous language and culture, as well as to the study of oral history, ethnohistory, experimental ethnography, and discourse analysis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Shuswap Indians -- History
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Oral tradition -- British Columbia -- Alkali Lake Region (Cariboo)
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HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
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Oral tradition
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Shuswap Indians
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Shuswap.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442677005 |
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1442677007 |
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1282014587 |
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9781282014589 |
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9786612014581 |
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661201458X |
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