{"product_id":"ish-ni-as-grandmother-christopher-cox-9780889779853","title":"Isúh Áníi \/ As Grandmother Said: Dátl'ìshí Ts'ìká Áa Guunijà \/ The Narratives of Bessie Meguinis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book published in Tsuut'ina--a critically endangered language--in over a century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith fewer than 150 speakers, Tsuut'ina is a critically endangered language. \u003ci\u003eIsúh Áníi \/ As Grandmother Said \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together nine traditional narratives and historical accounts in the Tsuut'ina language, originally narrated by Elders Dátl'ìshí Ts'ìká Bessie Meguinis (1883-1987) and Ninàghá Tsìtl'á Willie Little Bear (1912-1989). At once an act of language preservation and a learning resource, each story is retold in Tsuut'ina by Dit'óní Didlíshí Dr. Bruce Starlight and is presented with English translations and a Tsuut'ina-to-English glossary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe narratives included in this collection cover considerable ground, ranging from the creation of the world in the caring hands of Xàlítsa-tsii and his animal helpers, to accounts of separation, migration, and cross-cultural contact that mark major turning points in Tsuut'ina history, and to important cultural and ceremonial items and practices that the Tsuut'ina Nation maintains to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese stories will be of lasting value to Tsuut'ina language learners and teachers, and will share the legacy of Elders Bessie Meguinis and Willie Little Bear with generations of Tsuut'ina to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889779856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889779853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.55d","brand":"Christopher Cox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809639362815,"sku":"9780889779853","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19c1fa2e-eb67-4084-a36e-0c262846919b.jpg?v=1707927059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ish-ni-as-grandmother-christopher-cox-9780889779853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}