<p>These first-person accounts were related by native ethnographers Frank and Henry Allen to European-American anthropologist Elmendorf between 1934 and 1940. The Allens discussed events and activities of their own choosing which Elmendorf has grouped into seven categories (e.g., classes and class functions, spirit power) for convenience. He also offers background information, a brief chronology, a history-myth continuum and a note on phonetic symbols (much of the vocabulary is in the Twana language). Nine b/w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.</p>

Twana Narratives: Native Historical Accounts of a Coast Salish Culture

History

Elmendorf, William W.

Americas

Univ of Washington Pr

The Twana speech community of Coast Salish Indians lived, before 1860, in nine villages in western Washington. Twana Narratives presents first-person, insider accounts of Twana history, society, and religion, as told by natives Frank and Henry Allen to anthropologist William Elmendorf between 1934 and 1940. The Allens were born in the Hood Canal area in the mid-nineteenth century and were fluent in both English and Twana. The vigorous language of the eighty narratives, while predominantly in English, is freely interspersed with key native terms denoting personal names, genealogical connections, and spirit powers and rituals. The texts, unique for the region and the period, reveal a strong sense of the local diversity within the larger Salish area and of the intricate interrelationships between village communities.

UBC Press

<p>This remarkable account of Washington's Twana Indians contains the most complete body of information compiled on any Native American group in the southern coast Salish region.</p>

The Structure of Twana Culture: With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture (Washington State University Press Reprint)

Kroeber, A.L.

Washington State University Press

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Twana Narratives: Native Historical Accounts of a Coast Salish Culture

Twana Narratives: Native Historical Accounts of a Coast Salish Culture

The Structure of Twana Culture: With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture (Washington State University Press Reprint)