Voices From Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories And Storytellers (l

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Nombre: Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Minnesota Historical Society Press

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A rich trove of stories told by five generations of a Dakota family.

Through five generations at Pejuhutazizi (the place where they dig the yellow medicine), Teresa Peterson's family members have listened to and told stories: stories of events, migrations, and relationships in Dakota history, and stories that carry Dakota culture through tales, legends, and myths.

In the 1910s, Wabdika (Fred Pearsall) made notes on stories he heard from Dakota elders, including his mother-in-law, at the Upper Sioux Community in Mni Sota MakoceMinnesota. In the 1950s, when he wrote them down in a letter to his daughters, his young grandson Waicuhdinai (Walter "Super" LaBatte Jr.) was already listening and learning from his family's elders and other members of the community. And then that grandson grew up to become a storyteller.

Teresa Peterson, the great-granddaughter of Fred and the niece of Super, has her own story of finding identity to tell. In this book, she has worked with her uncle to present their family's precious collection. These stories bring people together, impart values and traditions, deliver heroes, reconcile, reveal place, and entertain. Finally, as they bring delight to listeners, they provide belonging and nurture humanity.

Review

"This heartfelt collection of stories follows the great tradition of oral storytellers, as it brings history to life with vivid details, reminds us of our shared humanity, and entertains while offering profound insights into Dakota culture and experience. This book is a rare and generous gift from a family of storytellers as they honor their responsibility to share these stories with future generations.
Diane Wilson, author of Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past and The Seed Keeper: A Novel

About the Author

Teresa Peterson is an educator, tribal planner, and writer. She is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.

Walter LaBatte Jr. is an artist who tans hides, makes drums, beads moccasins, and prepares pasdayapi. He is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Francis tipped his cowboy hat back, looked at me, and said, "Your tree has no roots." I replied with silence and a blank stare. I looked down at my wispy, blowing-in-the-wind tree, drawn on the stark white 11 x 13inch paper.

"You're searching for something," he declared.

This time I responded with a bewildered, "What? What am I looking for?"

"That's for you to figure out," he replied.

And that was that. My tree-reading was over. With nothing more to say, I shook his hand and thanked him. No epiphanies, no aha Oprah moments. Thoughts briefly wafted through my mind on the drive homeI knew it was significant, but I was frustrated with my apparent lack of tree interpretation.

I did not understand what any of this meant, then, but it stuck with me over the years. It has taken me all this time to return to this place, now with more insight. I was, in essence, a tree with no roots. What I had understood and learned of my culture up to that point provided a foundation to my Dakota identity. And yet, in hindsight, I was missing so much more. I once heard that knowing who you are has every bit to do with knowing whose you are. How does one come to understand who you belong to? Dakota ia, Utuhu Can Cistinna emakiyapi yein Dakota, they call me Little Oak Tree. I am the granddaughter of many . . . many of whom brought me here to this place in time.

CARACTERÍSTICAS PRINCIPALES:

-Idioma: Inglés
-Envío: Desde EE. UU.
-Libro Impreso y Nuevo

MÁS DETALLES:

Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9781681341842
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 1681341840
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta blanda
Editorial: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Titulo del libro: Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Peterson, Teresa
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 206
ISBN-13: 9781681341842
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9781681341842