Recording their story : James Teit and the Tahltan Cover Image

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Recording their story : James Teit and the Tahltan / Judy Thompson.

Thompson, Judy, 1946- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780295986944 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781553652328
ISBN: 0295986948 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1553652320
Physical Description: xi, 207 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-186).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: "An ethnologist in the outside service" -- Jeemsie Tait: "a real Shetlander," 1864-1884 -- "Wandering ways": a new life in a new land, 1884-1894 -- "The young man is a treasure": the emerging ethnographer, 1894-1910 -- First contacts with the Tahltan -- Edward Sapir and the "Ottawa Museum": 1910-1912 -- "A real start": the 1912 fieldwork season -- "Debarred from going North": 1913-1914 -- Continuation of the "Athapascan survey": the 1915 fieldwork season -- "In these hard times": 1916-1920 -- "A man of sterling worth": 1921-1922 -- Notes -- Reference list -- Appendix 1: List of artifacts, 1912 -- Appendix 2: List of song recordings, 1912 -- Appendix 3: List of artifacts, 1915 -- Appendix 4: List of song recordings, 1915 -- Appendix 5: Tahltan social organization -- Appendix 6: Outline for James Teit's Tahltan ethnography.