Crow Is My Boss
The Oral Life History of a Tanacross Athabaskan Elder
Seiten
2020
University of Oklahoma Press (Verlag)
978-0-8061-6732-9 (ISBN)
University of Oklahoma Press (Verlag)
978-0-8061-6732-9 (ISBN)
Born in 1922, Kenny Thomas Sr. has been a trapper, firefighter, road builder, river-freight hauler, and soldier. Today he is a respected elder and member of a northern Athabaskan tribal group. Over a three-year period, Craig Mishler conducted interviews with Thomas about his life experiences. Crow Is My Boss is the result of this collaboration.
Born in 1922, Kenny Thomas Sr. has been a trapper, firefighter, road builder, river-freight hauler, and soldier. Today he is a respected elder and member of a northern Athabaskan tribal group residing in Tanacross, Alaska. As a song and dance leader for the Tanacross community, Thomas has been teaching village traditions at an annual culture camp for more than twenty years. Over a three-year period, folklorist Craig Mishler conducted a series of interviews with Thomas about his life experiences. Crow Is My Boss is the fascinating result of this collaboration.
Written in a style that reflects the dialogue between Thomas and Mishler, Crow Is My Boss retains the authenticity of Thomas's voice, capturing his honesty and humor. Thomas reveals biographical details, performs and explains traditional folktales and the potlatch tradition, and discusses ghosts and medicine people. One folktale is presented in both English and Tanacross, Thomas's native language.
Born in 1922, Kenny Thomas Sr. has been a trapper, firefighter, road builder, river-freight hauler, and soldier. Today he is a respected elder and member of a northern Athabaskan tribal group residing in Tanacross, Alaska. As a song and dance leader for the Tanacross community, Thomas has been teaching village traditions at an annual culture camp for more than twenty years. Over a three-year period, folklorist Craig Mishler conducted a series of interviews with Thomas about his life experiences. Crow Is My Boss is the fascinating result of this collaboration.
Written in a style that reflects the dialogue between Thomas and Mishler, Crow Is My Boss retains the authenticity of Thomas's voice, capturing his honesty and humor. Thomas reveals biographical details, performs and explains traditional folktales and the potlatch tradition, and discusses ghosts and medicine people. One folktale is presented in both English and Tanacross, Thomas's native language.
Kenny Thomas Sr. is an elder living in Tanacross, Alaska. Craig Mishler is the author of The Crooked Stovepipe: Athapaskan Fiddle Music and Square Dancing in Northwest Canada. He resides in Anchorage, Alaska.
Erscheinungsdatum | 21.08.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Civilization of the American Indian Series |
Zusatzinfo | 33 black & white illustrations |
Verlagsort | Oklahoma |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 420 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8061-6732-7 / 0806167327 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8061-6732-9 / 9780806167329 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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