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Library-quality hardcover book with dust-jacket. This book is a
collection of short stories in Naskapi that features the
"historical account" traditional Algonquian storytelling genre,
tipachimuna (stories). The book features some eyewitness accounts
of tragic and exciting events on the land and sea, as well as
first-person accounts of the storyteller's own adventures and skill
as a hunter and provider. This is the sixth book in a series
prepared for reading in Naskapi and in English by the Naskapi
Development Corporation. John Peastitute (1896-1981) was a Naskapi
Elder who was a well respected as a story-keeper and storyteller.
His repertoire of both tipachimuna and atiyuhkinich was extensive,
and his performances engaging. The tape recordings of his stories
that have survived to be preserved, processed and studied are a
precious legacy. The "Whale Hunt" collection is second book in this
series of true historical accounts of Naskapi life told by a
Naskapi speaker.
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Chahkapas - A Naskapi Legend (Paperback)
John Peastitute; Edited by Marguerite Mackenzie; Translated by Julie Brittain, Silas Nabinicaboo; Illustrated by Elizabeth Jancewicz; Contributions by …
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R598
Discovery Miles 5 980
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Chahkapas: A Naskapi Legend shares the story of Chahkapas, a heroic
figure in First Nations storytelling, who performs feats of
strength and skill in spite of his diminutive size. The book shares
this traditional legend as originally recorded in the Naskapi
community in northern Quebec in 1967 when it was narrated by John
Peastitute, a Naskapi Elder and accomplished storyteller.
Transcribed in the Naskapi language and syllabic orthography, the
book offers a literary resource for the Naskapi language community,
and the English translation enables those unfamiliar with the
language, or the story, to discover this important legend. The book
also contains extensive analysis of stories about Chahkapas, notes
about the provenance of the recordings, a biography of the
storyteller, and a history of the Naskapi people. Lavish
illustrations from Elizabeth Jancewicz-an artist raised in the
Naskapi community-provide a sensitive and accurate graphical
account of the legend, which has also been approved by Naskapi
speakers themselves.
This is a story about Kachimayichasuw, beings in the Naskapi world
view that may remind one of the many stories of gnomes, fairies or
leprechauns found in European cultural traditions. Or, possibly the
word refers to someone completely different. The story in this book
is a tipachimun, or a retelling of an eyewitness account about
those sneaking mischief-makers who are said to throw rocks at tents
and steal supplies, and are invisible to everyone except the
kakusapahtahk, the 'one who performs the shaking tent ceremony'.
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