In many North American indigenous cultures, history and stories are passed down, not by the written word, but by oral tradition. In Maps of Experience, Andie Diane Palmer draws on stories recorded during travels through Secwepemc – or Shuswap – hunting and gathering territory with members of the Alkali Lake Reserve in Interior British Columbia. Palmer examines how the various kinds of talk allow knowledge to be carried forward, reconstituted, reflected upon, enriched, and ultimately relocated by and for new interlocutors in new experiences and places.
Maps of Experience demonstrates how the Secwepemc engagement in the traditional practices of hunting and gathering create shared lived experiences between individuals, while recreating a known social context in which existing knowledge of the land may be effectively shared and acted upon. When the narratives of fellow travellers are pooled through discursive exchange, they serve as what can be considered a ?map of experience,? providing the basis of shared understanding and social relationship to territory. Palmer's analysis of ways of listening and conveying information within the Alkali Lake community brings new insights into indigenous language and culture, as well as to the study of oral history, ethnohistory, experimental ethnography, and discourse analysis.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/7500497943
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn-bc
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- 0802035590 9781442677005
- LCCN
- E99.S45
- LCCN Item number
- P34 2005eb
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- 1 electronic text (xxiii, 250 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- List of Illustrations 8
- Preface 10
- Acknowledgments 14
- Notes on Language, Transcription, and Pronunciation 18
- 1 Introduction: A Discourse-Centred Approach to Understanding 28
- 2 A Brief History of Responses to Colonialism 52
- 3 Living on the Land 82
- 4 Maps 108
- 5 Story 143
- 6 Memories 161
- 7 Cross-Cultural Comparisons 184
- Appendix: Selected Transcriptions 195
- Notes 232
- References 242
- Index 254
- A 254
- B 256
- C 256
- D 258
- E 259
- F 259
- G 261
- H 262
- I 263
- J 263
- K 263
- L 263
- M 264
- N 265
- O 266
- P 266
- Q 268
- R 268
- S 269
- T 273
- U 274
- V 274
- W 274
- Y 275
