Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the

Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the Schitsu'umsh (McLellan Endowed Series xx)

Anthropologist Rodney Frey culminates a decade of work with the Schitsuâ€™umsh (the Coeur dâ€™Alene Indians of Idaho) in this portrait of the unique bonds between a people and the landscape of their traditional homeland. The result of an intensive collaboration between investigator and Native people, the book includes many traditional stories that invite the readerâ€™s participation in the world of the Schitsuâ€™umsh.

The Schitsuâ€™umsh landscape of lake and mountains is described with a richness that emphasizes its essential material and spiritual qualities. The historical trauma of the Schitsuâ€™umsh, stemming from their nineteenth-century contacts with Euro-American culture, is given dramatic weight. Nonetheless, examples of adaptation and continuity in traditional cultural expression, rather than destruction and discontinuity, are the most conspicuous features of this vivid ethnographic portrait.

Drawing on pivotal oral traditions, Frey mirrors the Schitsuâ€™umsh world view in his organization and presentation of ethnographic material. He uses first-person accounts by his Native consultants to convey crucial cultural perspectives and practices. Because of its unusual methodology, Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane is likely to become a model for future work with Native American peoples, within the Plateau region and beyond.
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer University of Washington Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 50 illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780295981628
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	50 illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780295981628
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the Schitsu'umsh (McLellan Endowed Series xx)

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