Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay - (Publications of the Algonquian Text Society) Annotated by C Douglas Ellis
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Highlights
- Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay is the first major body of annotated texts in James Bay Cree, and a unique documentation of Swampy and Moose Cree (Western James Bay) usage of the 1950s and 1960s.
- Author(s): C Douglas Ellis
- 590 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
- Series Name: Publications of the Algonquian Text Society
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About the Book
Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay is the first major body of annotated texts in James Bay Cree, and a unique documentation of Swampy and Moose Cree (Western James Bay) usage of the 1950s and 1960s.
Book Synopsis
Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay is the first major body of annotated texts in James Bay Cree, and a unique documentation of Swampy and Moose Cree (Western James Bay) usage of the 1950s and 1960s.
Conversations and interviews with 16 different speakers include: legends, reminiscences, historical narratives, stories and conversations, as well as descriptions of technology. The book includes a detailed pronunciation guide, notes on Cree terms, informants' comments, dialect variations, and descriptions of cultural values and customs. The introduction describes and compares the various genres in traditional and popular culture. Cree and English, with full glosssary.
Review Quotes
"Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay is a worthy addition to the publications of oral Cree texts, in the tradition of Leonard Bloomfield, Freda Ahenekew and H.C. Wolfart. It is of great value for ethnologists, linguists and, last but not least, the communities themselves."
--Peter Bakker "Canadian Journal of Native Studies"