Tyendinaga Tales is a collection of previously unrecorded Mohawk folktales gathered from residents of the Tyendinaga Indian Reserve near Bellville, Ontario. The folktales are told infrequently on the reserve and are in danger of disappearing completely. The stories are accompanied by pen and ink illustrations, the work of Jeri Maracle Van Der Vlag, a Mohawk from Tyendinaga.
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Tyendinaga Tales is a collection of previously unrecorded Mohawk folktales gathered from residents of the Tyendinaga Indian Reserve near Bellville, Ontario. The folktales are told infrequently on the reserve and are in danger of disappearing completely. The stories are accompanied by pen and ink illustrations, the work of Jeri Maracle Van Der Vlag, a Mohawk from Tyendinaga.
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Jeri Maracle Van Der Vlag. Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible Fine First Canadian Edition Hardcover Fine Dust Jacket Dust Jacket completely intact. 78 pp. B/W Illus. NOT a library copy. NO writing or signatures. Handsome Orally collected traditional tales of the Longhouse from Mohawk Tyendinaga with b/w drawings by Jeri Maracle Van Der Vlag. See all our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans of Cover and Table of Contents and Illustration page.
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Jeri Maracle Van Der Vlag. Very Good. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 78. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with brown and white lettering. 78 very clean unmarked and uncreased magical and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "For a thousand years the Iroquois passed along their culture and world view through stories, myths and tales. In the twentieth century, however, these folktales are retold less frequently and are in danger of disappearing. In Tyendinaga Tales, Rona Rustige has collected nineteen stories from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, including 'The Rescue of the Animals' 'The Woman in the Moon', and 'The Gift of the Great Spirit'. The delightful pen and ink illustrations that accompany the tales are by Jeri Maracle, a Mohawk artist from Tyendinaga................."
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Drawings by Jen Maracle Van Der Vlag. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with pen and ink drawings; 78 pages.