Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay by Bird, Louis

Broadview Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Broadview , 2005 269 pp. Tales from the "widely known storyteller and historian of his Omushkego (Swampy Cree) people." Illustrated with a few b&w photos and maps. Bright clean copy. Bottom corners lightly curled.

University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division, 2005-08-01. Paperback. Good.

University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division, 2005-08-01. 1. Paperback. Used:Good.

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Broadview Press, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. pp. 269. 8vo. Pictorial covers, photographic frontispiece. No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine. "Since the 1970s, Louis Bird, a distinguished Aboriginal storyteller and historian, has been recording the stories and memories of Omushkego (Swampy Cree) communities along western Hudson and James Bays. In nine chapters, he presents some of the most vivid legends and historical stories from his collection, casting new light on his people’s history, culture, and values. Working with the editors and other contributors to provide background and context for the stories, he illuminates their many levels of meaning and brings forward the value system and world-view that underlie their teachings. Students of Aboriginal culture, history, and literature will find that this is no ordinary book of stories compiled from a remote, disconnected voice, but rather a project in which the… Read More

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Broadview Press, 2005. First edition. Softcover. pp. 269. 8vo. Pictorial covers, photographic frontispiece. No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine. "Since the 1970s, Louis Bird, a distinguished Aboriginal storyteller and historian, has been recording the stories and memories of Omushkego (Swampy Cree) communities along western Hudson and James Bays. In nine chapters, he presents some of the most vivid legends and historical stories from his collection, casting new light on his people’s history, culture, and values. Working with the editors and other contributors to provide background and context for the stories, he illuminates their many levels of meaning and brings forward the value system and world-view that underlie their teachings. Students of Aboriginal culture, history, and literature will find that this is no ordinary book of stories compiled from a remote, disconnected voice, but rather a project in which the… Read More

University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division, 2005-08-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!