Talking to the story keepers : tales from the Chilcotin Plateau / by Sage Birchwater.
"In Talking to the Story Keepers: Tales from the Chilcotin Plateau, writer and journalist Sage Birchwater gathers dozens of stories spanning decades in the Cariboo Chilcotin from those who hold onto stories passed through generations. These stories reflect on the story keepers themselves as well as our collective humanity, tying everything from the small, almost forgettable moments, heroic deeds and colourful characters, to the greater significance of our histories. Each story contains insight, wisdom, knowledge or entertainment, connecting the past to the present and shaping the future in their telling; each story provides a sense of perspective of where we come from, and prepares us for how we might proceed forward. Talking to the Story Keepers also offers an image of a changing landscape, identifying the quiet or forgotten stories swept aside by colonization. Here, those often left unnamed in historic photographs and the side characters in the many stories are given a voice, a name, that may otherwise be left to history. From the tale of the Old Emmanuel United Church's Brass Band playing "Onward Christian Soldiers" from the pews, as the church is dragged across the river to its new location on the south side of the Bella Coola river, to the Ulkatcho community search for missing local Tory Jack, which was successfully led to its conclusion by a clever horse, each story builds a portrait of time, place, and of the story keepers that protect these histories for the next generation."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781773860800 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia : Caitlin Press, 2022.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Thunder Bert and the Troopers of Williams Lake ; Emily Lulua Ekks ; The Haynes Family of Tatlayoko ; Lucy Dagg Dester Sulin ; The Edwards Family of Lonesome Lake ; Tommy Walker ; The Nuxalk-Dakelh Grease Trail ; Andy and Lillian Siwallace -- Thunder Bert and the Troopers of Williams Lake -- Emily Lulua Ekks. Remembering Emily -- The Haynes Family of Tatlayoko. Harry and Fran Haynes ; Laurie Haynes ; Lou Haynes ; Del Naomi Haynes -- Lucy Dagg Dester Sulin. Lucy's Birthday Bash ; Willie Sulin Listens to His Horse ; Remembering Baptiste Dester -- The Edwards Family of Lonesome Lake. Susan Turner's Legacy -- Tommy Walker. The Trek to Spatsizi -- The Nuxalk-Dakelh Grease Trail. Alexander Mackenzie ; The Tanyez Tezdli Gathering ; Henry Jack and the Tanyez Tezdli Smokehouse Project -- Andy and Lillian Siwallace. Margaret Siwallace ; Andy's Story: A Lifetime of Relearning His Culture ; Lillian's Story of Cultural Revival -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Gallery. |
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Genre: | Biographies. |
Topic Heading: | Indigenous collection. |
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