Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a fine book, one that offers an impressive biography of James Teit as well as a catalog of the long-lasting display of Teit's Tahltan ethnographic collection, especially welcome because of the neglect of the Tahltan heritage."
* Journal of Folklore Research *
"Teit's gathering of material items is shown in the splendid photographs, many of them in color. . . . Recommended."
* Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction: "An Ethnologist in the Outside Service"
1. Jeemsie Tait: "A Real Shetlander," 1864-1884
2. "Wandering Ways": A New Life in a New Lang, 1884-1894
3. "The Young Man Is a Treasure": The Emerging Ethnographer, 1894-1910
4. First Contacts with the Tahltan
5. Edward Sapir and the "Ottawa Museum": 1910-1912
6. "A Real Start": The 1912 Fieldwork Season
7. "Debarred from Going North": 1913-1914
8. Continuation of the "Athapascan Survey": The 1915 Fieldwork Season
9. "In These Hard Times": 1916-1920
10. "A Man of Sterling Worth": 1921-1922
Notes
Reference List
Appendix 1: List of Artifacts, 1912
Appendix 2: List of Song Recordings, 1912
Appendix 3: List of Artifacts, 1915
Appendix 4: List of Song Recordings, 1915
Appendix 5: Tahltan Social Organization
Appendix 6: Outline for James Teit's Tahltan Ethnography
