{"product_id":"anaku-iwacha-yakama-legends-and-stories-paperback","title":"Anakú Iwachá: Yakama Legends and Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginia R. Beavert\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichelle M. Jacob\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoana W. Jansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the Yakama oral tradition, storytelling enables Tribal Elders to share lessons, values, and customs with younger generations across the Columbia River plateau and the Pacific Northwest. Drawn from a time before the coming of human beings when animals were like people, the stories present characters and motifs that paint a bigger picture of the world as Yakama ancestors knew it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original edition of \u003ci\u003eAnak  Iwach  \u003c\/i\u003efeatured stories that Yakama Tribal Elders recorded in several dialects of the Ichishk in language that were collected and translated into English by renowned linguist and scholar Virginia Beavert. This new edition adds a preface from the Yakama Nation and essays on the history of the project and on Ichishk in-language education. It includes four additional legends in Ichishk in and English, annotations, an updated glossary, and more artwork by Tribal artists, helping readers, teachers, and students engage with the legends as teaching and learning tools and as a precious gift to current and future Yakama generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia R. Beavert (Yakama) is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Knowledge \/ Ttnúwit Átawish Nch'inch'imamí Reflections on Sahaptin Ways\u003c\/i\u003e. Michelle M. Jacob (Yakama) is professor of Indigenous studies, director of the Sapsik'ʷalá (Teacher) Education Program at the University of Oregon, and author of \u003ci\u003eYakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing\u003c\/i\u003e. Joana W. Jansen is a scholar of the Ichishkíin language and associate director of the Northwest Indian Language Institute at the University of Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163163955335,"sku":"9780295748245","price":35.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0c0627f716633621788a1d0a49eb90c2.webp?v=1733295191","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/anaku-iwacha-yakama-legends-and-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}