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Social Science Native American Studies

Swan people

A study of the Dunne-za prophet dance

by (author) Robin Ridington

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 1978
Category
Native American Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772822014
    Publish Date
    Jan 1978
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

This volume presents some of the myths and oratories of the Dunne-za or Beaver of the upper Peace River. The first section offers a discussion of how the Dunne-za adapt the prophet tradition common to northwestern Native peoples to a nomadic hunter lifestyle while the second presents a collection of mythic and oratorical texts.

About the author

Robin Ridington is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Little Bit Know Something, Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community, and Blessing for a Long Time among other works.

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