Maps of Experience : The Anchoring of Land to Story in Secwepemc Discourse.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (277 pages)
- Anthropological Horizons Series .
- Anthropological Horizons Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Language, Transcription, and Pronunciation -- 1 Introduction: A Discourse-Centred Approach to Understanding -- 2 A Brief History of Responses to Colonialism -- 3 Living on the Land -- 4 Maps -- 5 Story -- 6 Memories -- 7 Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- Appendix: Selected Transcriptions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Palmer's analysis of ways of listening and conveying information within the Alkali Lake community brings new insights into indigenous language and culture, as well as to the study of oral history, ethnohistory, experimental ethnography, and discourse analysis.