Written as I remember it : teachings (ʻäms taʻaw) from the life of a Sliammon elder
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Paul, Elsie, 1931-
Contributors
Raibmon, Paige Sylvia, 1971- author.
Johnson, Harmony, 1980- author.
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E99.C86 P39 2014
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Comox Indians -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast -- Biography.
Comox Indians -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast -- History.
Comox Indians -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast -- Social life and customs.
Comox Indians.
Comox language -- Texts.
Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast -- Biography.
Legends -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast.
Legends.
Legends.
Oral tradition -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast.
Oral tradition.
Paul, Elsie, -- 1931-
OCLC Fast Subjects
Autobiographies
Biographies
British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast
Comox Indians
History
Indigenous peoples
Legends
Legends
Oral tradition
Paul, Elsie, -- 1931-
Texts
Other Subjects
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
Autochtones -- Anciens.
Comox -- Colombie-Britannique -- Sunshine Coast -- Biographies.
Comox -- Colombie-Britannique -- Sunshine Coast -- Histoire.
Comox -- Colombie-Britannique -- Sunshine Coast -- Mœurs et coutumes.
Comox.
Elders (Native peoples) -- British Columbia -- Sunshine Coast -- Biography
First Nations Elders.
legends (literary genre)
Légendes -- Colombie-Britannique -- Sunshine Coast.
Légendes.
Légendes.
Paul, Elsie, -- 1931-
Tradition orale -- Colombie-Britannique -- Sunshine Coast.
Tradition orale.

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Book
Physical Desc
xxvii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Title page: The symbols for glottal stop and schwa appear on the source of information.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Long before vacationers and boaters discovered BC's Sunshine Coast, the Sliammon, a Coast Salish people, called it and surrounding regions home. In this remarkable book, Elsie Paul, one of the last surviving mother-tongue speakers of the Sliammon language, collaborates with a scholar, Paige Raibmon, and her granddaughter, Harmony Johnson, to tell her life story and the history of her people, in her own words and storytelling style."--Publishers website
Language
Text in English; includes Sliammon narratives with English translations.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Paul, E., Raibmon, P. S., & Johnson, H. (2014). Written as I remember it: teachings (ʻäms taʻaw) from the life of a Sliammon elder . UBC Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paul, Elsie, 1931-, Paige Sylvia Raibmon and Harmony Johnson. 2014. Written As I Remember It: Teachings (ʻäms Taʻaw) From the Life of a Sliammon Elder. Vancouver: UBC Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paul, Elsie, 1931-, Paige Sylvia Raibmon and Harmony Johnson. Written As I Remember It: Teachings (ʻäms Taʻaw) From the Life of a Sliammon Elder Vancouver: UBC Press, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Paul, E., Raibmon, P. S. and Johnson, H. (2014). Written as I remember it: teachings (ʻäms taʻaw) from the life of a sliammon elder. Vancouver: UBC Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Paul, Elsie, Paige Sylvia Raibmon, and Harmony Johnson. Written As I Remember It: Teachings (ʻäms Taʻaw) From the Life of a Sliammon Elder UBC Press, 2014.

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