Salish Myths and Legends: One People's Stories (Native Literatures of the Americas and Indigenous World Literatures)

The rich storytelling traditions of Salish-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest of North America are showcased in this anthology of story, legend, song, and oratory. From the Bitterroot Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, Salish-speaking communities such as the Bella Coola, Shuswap, Tillamook, Quinault, Colville-Okanagan, Coeur d'Alene, and Flathead have always been guided and inspired by the stories of previous generations. Many of the most influential and powerful of those tales appear in this volume. Salish Myths and Legends features an array of Trickster stories centered on Coyote, Mink, and other memorable characters, as well as stories of the frightening Basket Ogress, accounts of otherworldly journeys, classic epic cycles such as South Wind’s Journeys and the Bluejay Cycle, tales of such legendary animals as Beaver and Lady Louse from the beginning of time, and stories that explain why things are the way they are. The anthology also includes humorous traditional tales, speeches, and fascinating stories of encounters with whites, including “Circling Raven and the Jesuits.” Translated by leading scholars working in close collaboration with Salish storytellers, these stories are certain to entertain and provoke, vividly testifying to the enduring power of storytelling in Native communities. (20090301) The Storytelling Traditions Of Salish-speaking Peoples In The Pacific Northwest Of North America Are Showcased In This Anthology Of Story, Legend, Song, And Oratory. From The Bitterroot Mountains To The Pacific Ocean, Salish-speaking Communities Such As The Bella Coola, Shuswap, Tillamook, Quinault, Colville-okanagan, Coeur D'alene, And Flathead Have Always Been Guided And Inspired By The Stories Of Previous Generations. Many Of The Most Influential And Powerful Of Those Tales Appear In This Volume. Salish Myths And Legends Features An Array Of Trickster Stories Centered On Coyote, Mink, And Other Memorable Characters, As Well As Stories Of The Frightening Basket Ogress, Accounts Of Otherworldly Journeys, Epic Cycles Such As South Wind's Journeys And The Bluejay Cycle, Tales Of Such Legendary Animals As Beaver And Lady Louse From The Beginning Of Time, And Stories That Explain Why Things Are The Way They Are. The Anthology Also Includes Humorous Traditional Tales, Speeches, And Stories Of Encounters With Whites. --from Publisher's Description. Epic Stories. South Wind's Journeys : A Tillamook Epic Reconstructed From Several Sources / Compiled By Douglas E. Deur And M. Terry Thompson ; A Bluejay Cycle : Traditional Quinault Stories / Told By Bob Pope ; Edited By Dell Hymes ; Fly : A Southern Lushootseed Epic / Told By Annie Daniels And By Peter Heck ; Retold By Jay Miller ; The Pentlatch Myth Corpus / Edited By M. Dale Kinkade -- Basket Ogress Stories. Che'ni, The Giant Woman Who Stole Crying Children : A Traditional Lummi Story / Told By Aloysius Charles ; Edited By Richard Demers And Bill James ; The Basket Ogress, Slapu? : Two Traditional Klallam Stories / Told By Martha Charles John ; Edited By Steven M. Egesdal ; Qálqalil, The Basket Ogress : A Traditional Squamish Story / Told By Louis Miranda ; Edited By Aert H. Kuipers --^ Why Things Are The Way They Are. The Transformer And The Blind Old Man : A Traditional Sooke Story / Told By Cecilia Joe ; Edited By Barbara S. Efrat ; The Seal : A Traditional Sliammon-comox Story / Told By Mary George ; Edited By Honoré Watanabe ; How Kingfisher Got The Red Under Her Wings : A Traditional Klallam Story / Told By Amy Allen ; Edited By Steven M. Egesdal ; Tribal Legends : Traditional Stories Of The Cowlitz / Told By Roy Wilson ; Edited By Judith Irwin --^ Trickster Stories. Coyote And Buffalo : A Traditional Spokane Story / Told By Margaret Sherwood ; Edited By Steven M. Egesdal ; Coyote And The Goblin : A Traditional Shuswap Story / Told By Lilly Harry ; Edited By Aert H. Kuipers ; The Place Of Coyote : Two Traditional San Poil (colville-okanagan) Stories / Told By Bob Covington And William Burke ; Edited By Dell Hymes ; Nklík'smtm And Other Episodes Of A Traditional Nle?képmx Coyote Narrative / Told By Hilda Austin And Millie Michell ; Edited By Steven M. Egesdal ; Coyote Releases Salmon : A Traditional Moses-columbian Story / Told By George Nanamkin ; Edited By M. Dale Kinkade. Skunk : A Traditional Colville Story / Told By Charles Quintasket ; Edited By Dell Hymes ; The Seal And The Raven : A Sechelt Raven Story / Told By Charlie Roberts And/or Jack Isidore ; Edited By Ralph Maud ; Sun And Moon Are Brothers : A Traditional Quinault Story / Told By Bob Pope, Interpreted By Harry Shale ; Edited By William R.^ Seaburg ; Coyote And The Birds : A Traditional Coeur D'alene Story / Told By Margaret Stensgar ; Edited By Ivy G. Doak And Margaret Stensgar ; The Border Monsters : A Story About Salishan People From A Bordering Group / Told By Hal George ; Edited By J.v. (jay) Powell And Luke J. Powell -- Historical Events. Battle At Sea : A Northern Lushootseed Historical Narrative / Told By Wilson George ; Edited By Vi Taqwšeblu Hilbert And Thomas M. Hess ; Qeyqeyší's Marriage : A Humorous Pend D'oreille Story / Told By Pete Beaverhead ; Edited By Sarah G. Thomason ; Sametl : A Chinook Jargon Rendering Of A Saanich Story / Told By Thomas Paul ; Edited By Dell Hymes ; Chairman Roy Wilson 's Cowlitz Desanctification Ceremony / Edited By Judith Irwin ; Three Lillooet Stories / Told By Sam Mitchell, Martina Larochelle, Rosie Joseph ; Edited By Jan P. Van Eijk ; Reminiscences From The Shuswap / Told By Lilly Harry ; Edited By Aert H. Kuipers --^ When The Animals Were People. Lady Louse : A Traditional Northern Lushootseed Story / Told By Vi Taqwšeblu Hilbert, Based On Elizabeth Krise's Version Of The Story ; Edited By Vi Taqwšeblu Hilbert ; Black Bear And Grizzly Bear : A Traditional Upriver Halkomelem Story / Told By Dan Milo ; Edited By Ralph Maud ; Beaver And Mouse : A Traditional Nooksack Story / Told By George Swanaset ; Edited By Pamela Amoss ; Crow, Her Son, Her Daughter : A Traditional Southern Lushootseed Story / Told By Marion Davis ; Edited By Dell Hymes -- The Whiteman As Other. The Sailor Who Jumped Ship And Was Befriended By Skagits : A Lushootseed Historical Story / Told By Susie Sampson Peter ; Edited By Jay Miller And Vi Taqwšeblu Hilbert ; Circling Raven And The Jesuits : A Traditional Coeur D'alene Story / Told By Margaret Stensgar ; Edited By Ivy G. Doak And Margaret Stensgar --^ Oratory. The Two-headed Person : A Colville-okanagan Oratory / Speech By William M. Charley, Translated By William M. Charley, Clara Jack, And Anthony Mattina ; Edited By Anthony Mattina ; Funeral Address Of Chief Ti?lníc'e? To The Mourners Of A Dead Child : A Thompson River Salish (nle?képmx]) Oration / Spoken By Chief Ti?lníc'e? ; Edited By Laurence C. Thompson And M. Terry Thompson -- Humor. The Two Coyotes : A Humorous Lillooet Story / Told By Bill Edwards ; Edited By Jan P. Van Eijk ; The Story Of Mink And Miss Pitch : A Traditional Upriver Halkomelem Story / Told By Susan Malloway Jimmy ; Edited By Brent Galloway ; Broke-her-nose Woman (or The Stupid Daughter-in-law) : A Humorous Nle?kepmxcín (thompson River Salish) Story / Told By Mabel Joe ; Edited By Mabel Joe And M. Terry Thompson -- Songs. Three Thompson River Salish Songs From Spuzzum / Sung By Annie Z. York ; Edited By Andrea Laforet --^ Modern Poems And A Story-poem. Growing Old / Jack Iyall ; The Salmon / Duane Niatum ; To Our Salish Women Who Weave The Seasons / Duane Niatum ; Sleeping Woman / Duane Niatum -- Journeys To Other Worlds ; The Kidnapping Of Moon : An Upper Chehalis Myth / Told By Silas Heck ; Edited By M. Dale Kinkade ; Sun's Child : A Traditional Bella Coola Story / Told By Agnes Edgar ; Edited By Dell Hymes ; Star Husband : Two Brothers' Versions Of A Traditional Skokomish-twana Story / Told By Frank Allen And By Henry Allen ; Edited By William W. Elmendorf And Steven M. Egesdal ; Maiden Of Deception Pass : A Traditional Samish Story / Told By Victor Underwood ; Edited By Brent Galloway ; Kakantu, The Chief's Daughter Who Married A Blackfish : A Traditional Klallam Story / Told By Amy Allen, Translated By Laurence C. Thompson And Martha Charles John ; Edited By Steven M. Egesdal. Edited By M. Terry Thompson And Steven M. Egesdal. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [405]-432) And Index. Contents ......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Origins and Migrations......Page 16 The Salishan Cultural Landscape......Page 20 Imperiled Status of Salishan Languages......Page 23 Mythographic Presentation and Features of Narration......Page 26 Genres of Salishan Oral Literature......Page 31 Reverence for Traditional Narrative......Page 33 The Performative Context......Page 35 History of Collecting Salishan Oral Literature......Page 36 Organization of the Collection......Page 38 Language Characteristics......Page 42 Epic Stories......Page 54 South Wind’s Journeys......Page 56 A Bluejay Cycle......Page 113 Fly......Page 131 The Pentlatch Myth Corpus......Page 137 Basket Ogress Stories......Page 158 Ch’eni, the Giant Woman Who Stole Crying Children......Page 160 The Basket Ogress, Slapu?......Page 163 Qálqalil , the Basket Ogress......Page 166 Why Things Are the Way They Are......Page 170 The Transformer and the Blind Old Man......Page 172 The Seal......Page 174 How Kingfisher Got the Red under Her Wings......Page 183 Tribal Legends......Page 186 Trickster Stories......Page 190 Coyote and Buffalo......Page 192 Coyote and the Goblin......Page 200 The Place of Coyote......Page 202 N ík’smtm and Other Episodes of a Traditional Nleʔképmx Coyote Narrative......Page 207 Coyote Releases Salmon......Page 230 Skunk......Page 246 The Seal and the Raven......Page 253 Sun and Moon Are Brothers......Page 255 Coyote and the Birds......Page 263 The Border Monsters......Page 266 Historical Events......Page 270 Battle at Sea......Page 272 Qeyqeyší’s Marriage......Page 276 Sametl......Page 288 Chairman Roy Wilson’s Cowlitz Desanctifi cation Ceremony......Page 293 Three Lillooet Stories......Page 297 Reminiscences from the Shuswap......Page 302 When the Animals Were People......Page 306 Lady Louse......Page 308 Black Bear and Grizzly Bear......Page 310 Beaver and Mouse......Page 315 Crow, Her Son, Her Daughter......Page 319 The Whiteman as “Other”......Page 328 The Sailor Who Jumped Ship and Was Befriended by Skagits......Page 330 Circling Raven and the Jesuits......Page 340 Oratory......Page 344 The Two-Headed Person......Page 346 Funeral Address of Chief Tiʔníc’eʔ to the Mourners of a Dead Child......Page 353 Humor......Page 356 The Two Coyotes......Page 358 The Story of Mink and Miss Pitch......Page 360 Broke-Her-Nose Woman (or The Stupid Daughter-in-Law)......Page 370 Songs......Page 374 Three Thompson River Salish Songs from Spuzzum......Page 376 Modern Poems and a Story-Poem......Page 386 Growing Old......Page 388 The Salmon......Page 389 To Our Salish Women Who Weave the Seasons......Page 390 Sleeping Woman [Min-!sw-tun]......Page 392 Journeys to Other Worlds......Page 400 The Kidnapping of Moon......Page 402 Sun’s Child......Page 422 Star Husband......Page 437 Maiden of Deception Pass......Page 448 Kakantu, the Chief’s Daughter Who Married a Blackfish......Page 454 References and Suggested Further Reading......Page 458 Index......Page 486 The Rich Storytelling Traditions Of Salish-speaking Peoples In The Pacific Northwest Of North America Are Showcased In This Anthology Of Story, Legend, Song, And Oratory. From The Bitterroot Mountains To The Pacific Ocean, Salish-speaking Communities Such As The Bella Coola, Shuswap, Tillamook, Quinault, Colville-okanagan, Coeur D'alene, And Flathead Have Always Been Guided And Inspired By The Stories Of Previous Generations. Many Of The Most Influential And Powerful Of Those Tales Appear In This Volume.øsalish Myths And Legends Features An Array Of Trickster Stories Centered On Coyote, Mink, And Other Memorable Characters, As Well As Stories Of The Frightening Basket Ogress, Accounts Of Otherworldly Journeys, Classic Epic Cycles Such As South Wind?s Journeys And The Bluejay Cycle, Tales Of Such Legendary Animals As Beaver And Lady Louse From The Beginning Of Time, And Stories That Explain Why Things Are The Way They Are. The Anthology Also Includes Humorous Traditional Tales, Speeches, And Fascinating Stories Of Encounters With Whites, Including ?circling Raven And The Jesuits.?øøtranslated By Leading Scholars Working In Close Collaboration With Salish Storytellers, These Stories Are Certain To Entertain And Provoke, Vividly Testifying To The Enduring Power Of Storytelling In Native Communities.