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Crow Is My Boss - The Oral Life History of a Tanacross Athabaskan Elder (Hardcover) Loot Price: R927
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Crow Is My Boss - The Oral Life History of a Tanacross Athabaskan Elder (Hardcover): Kenny Thomas

Crow Is My Boss - The Oral Life History of a Tanacross Athabaskan Elder (Hardcover)

Kenny Thomas; Edited by Craig Mishler

Series: The Civilization of the American Indian Series

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Born in 1922, Kenny Thomas Sr. has been a trapper, firefighter, road builder, river-freight hauler, and soldier. Today he is a respected elder and member of a northern Athabaskan tribal group residing in Tanacross, Alaska. As a song and dance leader for the Tanacross community, Thomas has been teaching village traditions at an annual culture camp for more than twenty years. Over a three-year period, folklorist Craig Mishler conducted a series of interviews with Thomas about his life experiences. Crow Is My Boss is the fascinating result of this collaboration. Written in a style that reflects the dialogue between Thomas and Mishler, Crow Is My Boss retains the authenticity of Thomas's voice, capturing his honesty and humor. Thomas reveals biographical details, performs and explains traditional folktales and the potlatch tradition, and discusses ghosts and medicine people. One folktale is presented in both English and Tanacross, Thomas's native language. A compelling personal story, Crow Is My Boss provides insight into the traditional and contemporary culture of Tanacross Athabaskans in Alaska.

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Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: The Civilization of the American Indian Series
Release date: October 2019
First published: April 2005
Authors: Kenny Thomas
Editors: Craig Mishler
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-3659-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
Books > Biography > General
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LSN: 0-8061-3659-6
Barcode: 9780806136592

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