Legends of the Northern Paiute Format: Paperback
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago press, 2017
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- Title
- Legends of the Northern Paiute Format: Paperback
- Author
- Wewa, Wilson
- Publisher
- University of Chicago press
- Publication year
- 2017
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- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 0870719009
- ISBN 13
- 9780870719004
The legends in this volume were recorded, transcribed, reviewed, and edited by Wilson Wewa and James Gardner. Each legend was recorded, then read and edited out loud, to respect the creativity, warmth, and flow of Paiute storytelling. The stories selected for inclusion include familiar characters from native legends, such as the trickster Coyote, as well as intriguing creations unique to the Northern Paiutes, such as the creature embodied in the Smith Rock pinnacle, now known as “Monkey Face,” but known to the Paiutes in Central Oregon as Nuwuzoho the cannibal.
Wewa’s apprenticeship to Northern Paiute culture began when he was 14 years old. These legends were passed on to him by his Grandmother and other tribal elders. They are now made available to future generations of tribal members, and to students, scholars, and readers interested in Wewa’s fresh and authentic voice. These legends are best read and appreciated as they were told - out loud, shared with others, and delivered with all of the verve, cadence, creativity, and humor of original Paiute storytellers on those clear, cold winter nights in the high desert.
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James A. Gardner graduated from Harvard College in 1965 and Yale Law School in 1968. He was president of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, from 1981-1989, and has since been President of Gardner Associates, creating and developing historic conservation Ranches in Central Oregon. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oregon from 2013 to present and frequently writes about Native American and Settlement history in Oregon.
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