Book Review: Trail of Story: Traveler's Path (Johnson)
Leslie Main Johnson’s detailed study of the ethnoecology of Gitksan, Witsuwit’en and Gwich’in indigenous groups of northern Canada explores native people’s intimate and narrative understanding of land, landscape and community. Thoroughly exploring the nuances of indigenous language and “trail of sto...
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ftunivathabasca:oai:trumpeter.athabascau.ca:article/1279 2023-05-15T16:32:23+02:00 Book Review: Trail of Story: Traveler's Path (Johnson) Burbank, Carol 2012-06-07 application/pdf http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/1279 eng eng Athabasca University Press http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/1279/1617 http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/1279 Copyright (c) 2015 Trumpeter The Trumpeter; Vol 28 No 1 (2012); 76-77 1705-9429 0832-6193 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion book-review 2012 ftunivathabasca 2021-07-21T16:17:16Z Leslie Main Johnson’s detailed study of the ethnoecology of Gitksan, Witsuwit’en and Gwich’in indigenous groups of northern Canada explores native people’s intimate and narrative understanding of land, landscape and community. Thoroughly exploring the nuances of indigenous language and “trail of story” about their environs, Johnson does not neglect the nuances of western colonialist language about ecology, mapping and land. Her carefulness results in articulate academic and philosophical conclusions about the often damaging, always challenging adaptations required of native communities today. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gwich’in The Trumpeter - Journal of Ecosophy (Athabasca University) Canada |
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Leslie Main Johnson’s detailed study of the ethnoecology of Gitksan, Witsuwit’en and Gwich’in indigenous groups of northern Canada explores native people’s intimate and narrative understanding of land, landscape and community. Thoroughly exploring the nuances of indigenous language and “trail of story” about their environs, Johnson does not neglect the nuances of western colonialist language about ecology, mapping and land. Her carefulness results in articulate academic and philosophical conclusions about the often damaging, always challenging adaptations required of native communities today. |
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