{"product_id":"tellings-from-our-elders","title":"Tellings from Our Elders","description":"\u003cp\u003eOral stories form a portal through which rich cultural and linguistic information is passed from generation to generation. Traditional stories, called \u003cem\u003esyeyehub\u003c\/em\u003e in the Lushootseed language, are among the most valued oral traditions of the Coast Salish people of the southern and eastern shores of Puget Sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTellings from Our Elders, Volume 2\u003c\/em\u003e, presents nine \u003cem\u003esyeyehub\u003c\/em\u003e told in the Skagit River dialects, transcribed from recordings of the last generation of Elders who learned Lushootseed as an exclusive mother tongue. Presented in an interlinearized format with full morpheme-by-morpheme glosses and English translations, the stories open a doorway to important cultural knowledge, specialized vocabulary, and patterns of narrative stylistics typical of Coast Salish storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Beck and Thom Hess, as told by Susie Sampson Peter, Dora Solomon, Mary Sampson Willup, Harry Moses, Louise Anderson, Martin Sampson, Dewey Mitchell, and Alice Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573313536182,"sku":"9780774829052","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780774829052_8257604e-43c5-4242-abce-b0322a073f64.jpg?v=1727877145","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/tellings-from-our-elders","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}