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OverviewPlace names can lead us on fascinating journeys into other cultures. They convey a people’s relationship to the land, their sense of place. For indigenous peoples, place names can also be central to the revival of endangered languages. This book takes readers on an exciting voyage into the history, language, and culture of the Nooksack Tribe of Washington State and southern British Columbia. Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway trace the richness and strength of the Nooksack people’s connection to the land by documenting more than 150 places named by elders and mentioned in key historical texts. Descriptions of Nooksack history and naming patterns – combined with maps, photographs, and detailed linguistic analyses – give life to a nearly extinct language and illuminate the intertwined relationships of place, culture, language, and identity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allan Richardson , Brent GallowayPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780774820455ISBN 10: 0774820454 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 31 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsNooksack Phonemes and Orthographic Conventions Part 1: About This Book and Its Sources 1 Introduction 2 Major Sources and Their Interpretation Part 2: Nooksack Place Names 3 Introduction and Phonological Comments 4 Analysis of the Place Names Part 3: Geography, Semantics, and Culture 5 Naming Patterns 6 Conclusion ReferencesReviewsTl'osmas-kwom tse7't-as t'ya P--kw ay kw--xwen txwy tl' slhiy--lh sn'chichim ilh ta Noxws 7aq St'7ti7ixw. Tl'--smas yalh --la m laq-chalh welhn'melh yest'7ixw--lh ay t'--noxwtew lhen-as. Then so truly this book will help in the return of our language to the Nooksack People. Then so now we will never forget our late elders' teachings. - Sy lpxen ta nats tol'7 ta Noxws 7aq (George Adams, from Nooksack), Director, Lh chalosem Teacher Training Program, Nooksack Indian Tribe A significant and impressive work. The skilful presentation of these place names, with an account of the names' meaning and the structure of the very words themselves, will illuminate readers working to revitalize the language by learning through the land for decades to come. It will prove indispensable for local residents, linguists, and researchers looking for insights into the geographic history of the Nooksack territory. - Brian Thom, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria Tl'osmas-kwom tse7't-as t'ya P--kw ay kw--xwen txwy tl' slhiy--lh sn'chichim ilh ta Noxws 7aq St'7ti7ixw. Tl'--smas yalh --la m laq-chalh welhn'melh yest'7ixw--lh ay t'--noxwtew lhen-as. Then so truly this book will help in the return of our language to the Nooksack People. Then so now we will never forget our late elders' teachings. - Sy lpxen ta nats tol'7 ta Noxws 7aq (George Adams, from Nooksack), Director, Lh chalosem Teacher Training Program, Nooksack Indian Tribe <p>Tl'osmas-kwom tse7't-as t'ya P--kw ay kw--xwen txwy tl' slhiy--lh sn'chichim ilh ta Noxws 7aq St'7ti7ixw. Tl'--smas yalh --la m laq-chalh welhn'melh yest'7ixw--lh ay t'--noxwtew lhen-as. Then so truly this book will help in the return of our language to the Nooksack People. Then so now we will never forget our late elders' teachings. - Sy lpxen ta nats tol'7 ta Noxws 7aq (George Adams, from Nooksack), Director, Lh chalosem Teacher Training Program, Nooksack Indian Tribe Author InformationAllan Richardson is a consulting anthropologist, retired from teaching at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington. Brent Galloway is a professor emeritus at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina. Foremost experts in their fields, they have thirty years of experience locating, visiting, and documenting Nooksack places. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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