Still They Remember Me, 9781625345790
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Gluskabe’s tales echo: Penobscot legends reborn, bridging past and future.

Still They Remember Me

penobscot transformer tales, volume 1

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  • Paperback

    296 pages

  • Release Date

    29 June 2021

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Summary

Newell Lyon learned the oral tradition from his elders in Maine’s Penobscot Nation and was widely considered to be a ‘raconteur among the Indians.’ The thirteen stories in this new volume were among those that Lyon recounted to anthropologist Frank Speck, who published them in 1918 as Penobscot Transformer Tales. Transcribed for the first time into current Penobscot orthography and with a new English translation, this instructive and entertaining story cycle focuses on the childhood and comin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781625345790
ISBN-10:1625345798
Author:Carol A. Dana, Margo Lukens, Conor M. Quinn
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Imprint:University of Massachusetts Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:296
Release Date:29 June 2021
Weight:615g
Dimensions:223mm x 177mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

“This book is an outstanding example of successful, reciprocal collaboration between tribal scholars and academics. These stories are short enough to allow for easy reading and accessible teaching, but they are not simplified versions. They allow readers to see the depth of Penobscot philosophy, ecology, humor, and knowledge. I cannot stress enough how necessary these stories are now, in the twenty-first century.”- Lisa Brooks, author of Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War; “Bombarded by books in English, Wabanaki children and community readers now have access to this important bilingual book that emphasizes language use and acquisition. For most academics and general readers, the bilingual stories can reposition our place of privilege by encouraging us to deeply appreciate the important nuances in Penobscot history.”- Micah A. Pawling, editor of Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine: The 1820 Journal and Plans of Survey of Joseph Treat

About The Author

Carol A. Dana

Carol A. Dana is Penobscot language master for the Penobscot Nation.

Margo Lukens is professor of English at the University of Maine.

Conor M. Quinn is adjunct assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Southern Maine.

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