The grandmother stories : oral tradition and the transmission of culture
The grandmother stories explore the meaningfulness of two Nlakapamux oral traditions, speta'kl (creation stories) and spilaxem (personal narratives), which are both study subject and study method and the methodology which drives the research. Each of a series of linked critical essays begins wi...
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ftunivbritcolcir:oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/7345 2023-05-15T16:13:51+02:00 The grandmother stories : oral tradition and the transmission of culture Sterling, Shirley 1997 10910843 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7345 eng eng For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. Nlaka'pamux--Legends Nlaka'pamux--Oral tradition First Nations--Oral tradition First Nations--Storytelling First Nations--World view First Nations--Spirituality First Nations--Legends--Creation First Nations--Legends--Owls First Nations--Legends--Spiders First Nations--Legends--Moon First Nations--Legends--Chipmunks First Nations--Legends--Chinook First Nations--Legends--Ice First Nations--Legends--Muskrat First Nations--Residential schools--Impact Text Thesis/Dissertation 1997 ftunivbritcolcir 2019-10-15T17:46:52Z The grandmother stories explore the meaningfulness of two Nlakapamux oral traditions, speta'kl (creation stories) and spilaxem (personal narratives), which are both study subject and study method and the methodology which drives the research. Each of a series of linked critical essays begins with a grandmother story and then provides an analysis of what the story explicates in terms of personal meaningfulness and contemporary educational theory and practice. The purpose is to examine how oral traditions have survived among the Nlakapamux of the Interior Salish of British Columbia and through transmission provide pedagogies, philosophies, histories and healing. Oral traditions are one of the most lasting methods of Nlakapamux education, and they can inform educators and restore cultural relevance to what and how we teach Nlakapamux children and other learners in the classroom today. Education, Faculty of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of Graduate Thesis First Nations University of British Columbia: cIRcle - UBC's Information Repository |
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Nlaka'pamux--Legends Nlaka'pamux--Oral tradition First Nations--Oral tradition First Nations--Storytelling First Nations--World view First Nations--Spirituality First Nations--Legends--Creation First Nations--Legends--Owls First Nations--Legends--Spiders First Nations--Legends--Moon First Nations--Legends--Chipmunks First Nations--Legends--Chinook First Nations--Legends--Ice First Nations--Legends--Muskrat First Nations--Residential schools--Impact Sterling, Shirley The grandmother stories : oral tradition and the transmission of culture |
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The grandmother stories explore the meaningfulness of two Nlakapamux oral traditions, speta'kl (creation stories) and spilaxem (personal narratives), which are both study subject and study method and the methodology which drives the research. Each of a series of linked critical essays begins with a grandmother story and then provides an analysis of what the story explicates in terms of personal meaningfulness and contemporary educational theory and practice. The purpose is to examine how oral traditions have survived among the Nlakapamux of the Interior Salish of British Columbia and through transmission provide pedagogies, philosophies, histories and healing. Oral traditions are one of the most lasting methods of Nlakapamux education, and they can inform educators and restore cultural relevance to what and how we teach Nlakapamux children and other learners in the classroom today. Education, Faculty of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of Graduate |
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