This story is a blend of accounts recorded at the turn of the last century in three of the once numerous dialects of the Haida language. I have combined elements from these accounts into a newly constructed whole. Be cautioned that these images are interpretations informed by my own cultural composition and life experiences. This is a contemporary rendering of a worldview first expressed in different times and probably for different reasons...
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This story is a blend of accounts recorded at the turn of the last century in three of the once numerous dialects of the Haida language. I have combined elements from these accounts into a newly constructed whole. Be cautioned that these images are interpretations informed by my own cultural composition and life experiences. This is a contemporary rendering of a worldview first expressed in different times and probably for different reasons...
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Illustrated by Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll. Very Good. 1894778014. Nicely signed, without inscription, by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas upon title page. "This story is a blend of accounts recorded at the turn of the last century in three of the once numerous dialects of the Haida language. This is a contemporary rendering of a worldview first expressed in different times and probably for different reasons. I am a Haida whose life experiences are probably very similar to that of your own. In many respects that greater distance between the first tellers of ga Sraagaa sdang and ourselves, makes us both readers."-[5]. [10]-85 pp. Engagingly illustrated on every second page in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A former library copy but the only visible evidence of this is a blank white sticker upon the half-title page. A nice signed copy of this special work.; 4to-over 9¾-12" tall; Haida Indians-folklore, Haida Mythology, Tales-British Columbia-Pacific Coast, Haida Manga, Sk'a. aaws, Duu Guusd, Queen Charlotte Islands, Skedans, Haida Gwaii; Signed by Author(s)
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