Name: Legends of the Northern Paiute: As Told by Wilson Wewa
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Author: Wewa, Wilson ; Gardner, James a. ; Gardner, James a.
ISBN: 9780870719004

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Legends of the Northern Paiute: As Told by Wilson Wewa

Type

Physical Book

Author

Wilson Wewa

Illustrated by

James a. Gardner

Edited by

James a. Gardner

Publisher

Oregon State University Press

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.0 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9780870719004

Synopsis "Legends of the Northern Paiute: As Told by Wilson Wewa"

Legends of the Northern Paiute shares and preserves twenty-one original and previously unpublished Northern Paiute legends, as told by Wilson Wewa, a spiritual leader and oral historian of the Warm Springs Paiute. These legends were originally told around the fires of Paiute camps and villages during the "story-telling season" of winter in the Great Basin of the American West. They were shared with Paiute communities as a way to pass on tribal visions of the "animal people" and the "human people," their origins and values, their spiritual and natural environment, and their culture and daily lives. The legends in this volume were recorded, transcribed, reviewed, and edited by Wilson Wewa and James Gardner. Each legend was recorded, then read and edited out loud, to respect the creativity, warmth, and flow of Paiute storytelling. The stories selected for inclusion include familiar characters from native legends, such as Coyote, as well as intriguing characters unique to the Northern Paiute, such as the creature embodied in the Smith Rock pinnacle, now known as Monkey Face, but known to the Paiutes in Central Oregon as Nuwuzoho the Cannibal. Wewa's apprenticeship to Northern Paiute culture began when he was about six years old. These legends were passed on to him by his grandmother and other tribal elders. They are now made available to future generations of tribal members, and to students, scholars, and readers interested in Wewa's fresh and authentic voice. These legends are best read and appreciated as they were told--out loud, shared with others, and delivered with all of the verve, cadence, creativity, and humor of original Paiute storytellers on those clear, cold winter nights in the high desert.

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