Janet Yoder

Where the Language Lives

VI Hilbert and the Gift of Lushootseed

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Produktbeschreibung

The life and work of Upper Skagit tribal elder Vi Hilbert, who revitalized her native language-Lushootseed-and the culture it expresses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Girl Friday Productions
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781954854260
• ISBN-10: 1954854269
• Artikelnr.: 62352875

Autorenporträt

Seattle writer Janet Yoder's work has been published in literary journals, including the Baltimore Review, Chautauqua, Jet Fuel Review, Apalachee Review, American Literary Review, and Passages North. Her work has been recognized with a Pushcart Prize nomination and a Hedgebrook residency. She lives with her husband on a floating home in Seattle, Washington.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
 
 
Introduction
 
 
Where the Language Lives
 
 
Ten Things I Learned from Vi Hilbert
 
 
Vi Hilbert and the Gift of Lushootseed
 
 
Right Work
 
 
River Talk
 
 
The Old Canoe Is the New Canoe
 
 
The Brain Room
 
 
Healing Heart Symphony
 
 
Rich Old Indian
 
 
Lushootseed Is Written
 
 
Lady Louse Lived There
 
 
The Bone Game
 
 
Becoming an Elder
 
 
Burning at Nooksack
 
 
On Tape / Off Tape
 
 
Story Places
 
 
Finding Spirit
 
 
Wrapped in a Blanket
 
 
On the Outs
 
 
Elvis Sings and We Talk of Love
 
 
Vi’s Memory Is Her Treasure
 
 
Carrying a Name
 
 
Lost and Found
 
 
Basket Song
 
 
The Other Side
 
 
Lushootseed Continues
 
 
A Few Resources
 
 
Citations
 
 
Acknowledgments
 
 
In Memoriam
 
 
About the Author