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10%OFFThomas F Thornton - Haa Leelk'w Has Aan' Saaxu / Our Grandparents' Names on the Land - 9780295988580 - V9780295988580
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Haa Leelk'w Has Aan' Saaxu / Our Grandparents' Names on the Land

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Description for Haa Leelk'w Has Aan' Saaxu / Our Grandparents' Names on the Land Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.

Haa Léelk'w Has Aaní Saax'u / Our Grandparents' Names on the Land presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, it highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. With community maps, tables, and photographs, this book will be invaluable for those seeking to understand Alaska Native geographic perspectives.

As Tlingits from the Hoonah Indian Association explain in the book: “Long before Russian, French, Spanish, and British explorers mapped and named the mountains and bays ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295988580
SKU
V9780295988580
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Thomas F Thornton
Thomas F. Thornton is professor of anthropology at Portland State University, Oregon. He is the author of Being and Place among the Tlingit.

Reviews for Haa Leelk'w Has Aan' Saaxu / Our Grandparents' Names on the Land
". . . a remarkable contribution to a growing scholarship on the importance of place in Native American communities . . . and should serve as a model for future research concerning the preservation of indigenous place names."
Shawn Bailey
Pacific Northwest Quarterly
". . . a landmark book documenting more than 3,000 Native place names and ... Read more

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