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First published in 1934, this collection of tales was recorded and edited by Thelma Adamson (1901-1983), a student of Franz Boas and one of the first women to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest. A major contribution to our knowledge of western Washington Salish oral traditions, Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish contains 190 texts from nineteen consultants.

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MapIntroductionPhonetic KeyI. Upper Chehalis TalesII. Cowlitz TalesIII. Humptulip TalesIV. Wynoochee TalesV. Satsop TalesVI. Some Puget Sound Tales Puyallup Tales White River Tales Skokomish TalesAbstractsAppendix: Songs

FolkTales of the Coast Salish

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    A Paperback / softback by Thelma Adamson, William R. Seaburg, Laurel B. Sercombe

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780803226685, 978-0803226685
      ISBN10: 0803226683

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1934, this collection of tales was recorded and edited by Thelma Adamson (1901-1983), a student of Franz Boas and one of the first women to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest. A major contribution to our knowledge of western Washington Salish oral traditions, Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish contains 190 texts from nineteen consultants.

      Table of Contents
      MapIntroductionPhonetic KeyI. Upper Chehalis TalesII. Cowlitz TalesIII. Humptulip TalesIV. Wynoochee TalesV. Satsop TalesVI. Some Puget Sound Tales Puyallup Tales White River Tales Skokomish TalesAbstractsAppendix: Songs

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