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Squamish people of the sunset coast  Cover Image Book Book

Squamish people of the sunset coast / by Barbara Wyss ; color illustrations by T'uy Tanat (Cease Wyss)

Wyss, Barbara. (Author). Tanat, T'uy (Cease Wyse) (Added Author).

Summary:

"Squamish People of the Sunset Coast is like taking a walk with Granny Barb. The story is a combination of many sources and weaves some of the history of the Squamish people as well as two tales from their cultural traditions. The Two Sisters tells the story of the daughters of a great chief who brings peace to long warring enemies. Their reward is to be remembered forever as two mountains known as the Two Sisters. Mink and His Brother tells the tale of the escape of two mischievous minks who get swallowed by a whale." (John Dryden, http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol13/no2/squamishpeopleofthesunsetcoast.html). The story shifts rather abruptly between a retelling of the history of the Squamish people to some myths and stories, which may be confusing for some learners if read as a whole. It is written at a grade 2 level.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1412076439
  • Physical Description: 31 p. : ill. (col.) ; 18 cm.
  • Publisher: Victoria, BC : Trafford, c2005.

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General Note:
Signed by author.
Subject: Squamish Indians > Folklore > British Columbia.
Squamish Indians > History > British Columbia.
Indian mythology > British Columbia.
Topic Heading: Native peoples.
First nations.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.

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Decoda Literacy Library 813.54 W97 2005 (Text) 35410000006221 General Collection Volume hold Available -


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