Death of a Patriarch

• Published in: Anthropology and Humanism
• Main Author: Smith, David M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Literature and Literary Theory; Philosophy; Anthropology; Buckley; Canada; Chipewyan
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ahu.1995.20.2.124; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1525%2Fahu.1995.20.2.124; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/ahu.1995.20.2.124; https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/ahu.1995.20.2.124

The following narrative requires a few introductory comments on the role of storytelling in Chipewyan culture. First, the Chipewyan, an Athapaskan (or Dene) speaking people who live in northern Canada, are fond of telling stories with "hooks" that sneak up on the listener. Understanding th...