A tale of two shamans = Ga sg̲áagaa sdáng / ga sg̲aaga sding /
"A contemporary retelling of an ancient Haida story, featuring the Japanese-inspired illustrations of an artist trained in the Haida tradition. The story - retold in an English text by the artist, based on ancient oral tradition - is accompanied by three translations, into the three remaining d...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Haida |
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Vancouver, BC, Canada :
Locarno Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | New edition. |
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| Summary: | "A contemporary retelling of an ancient Haida story, featuring the Japanese-inspired illustrations of an artist trained in the Haida tradition. The story - retold in an English text by the artist, based on ancient oral tradition - is accompanied by three translations, into the three remaining dialects of the Haida language: the Old Masset, Skidegate and Kaigani (Alaskan) dialects, approved by Elders fluent in these dialects."-- |
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| Item Description: | "A Haida manga"--Back cover. First edition published in 2000 by Theytus Books and the Haida Gwaii Museum. "With parallel texts in the Old Massett, Skidegate and Kaigani (Alaskan) dialects of X̱aad Kill / X̱aayda Kil / X̱aad Kíl, the Haida language". |
| Physical Description: | 85 pages ; illustrations ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780995994683 0995994684 |