If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common GroundDrawing upon the narratives of Africa, Australia, Europe and North America, this collection of essays explores the relationships between territories, peoples and the stories and songs that give meaning to our lives. |
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Page 1
He spoke in English , but then he moved into Gitksan , the Tsimshian language of
his people — and told a story . All of a sudden everyone understood ... even
though the government foresters didn't know a word of Gitksan , and neither did ...
He spoke in English , but then he moved into Gitksan , the Tsimshian language of
his people — and told a story . All of a sudden everyone understood ... even
though the government foresters didn't know a word of Gitksan , and neither did ...
Page 10
Since the Gitksan ancestors had " no horses , no wheeled vehicles , no written
literature , " the judge said , they were " unorganized societies " —that was the
legal phrase— “ roaming from place to place like beasts of the field . ” Not “
people ...
Since the Gitksan ancestors had " no horses , no wheeled vehicles , no written
literature , " the judge said , they were " unorganized societies " —that was the
legal phrase— “ roaming from place to place like beasts of the field . ” Not “
people ...
Page 220
Today the stories of the Gitksan move out from that valley like spokes from the
hub of a wheel or children from their parents . It is the centre of their lives , the
place they came from , and the place to which they return their thoughts and their
...
Today the stories of the Gitksan move out from that valley like spokes from the
hub of a wheel or children from their parents . It is the centre of their lives , the
place they came from , and the place to which they return their thoughts and their
...
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| Title | If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground |
| Author | J. Edward Chamberlin |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Carcanet, 2006 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 1857548493, 9781857548495 |
| Length | 271 pages |
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