Châhkâpâs : A Naskapi Legend (First Nations Language Readers) Counting The People of Denendeh: Ethnohistory

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and a collection of illustrations and archival photographs

and a Native Culture in Motion is based on the author's thesis that explores the nature of Christianity and religious music as it is practiced on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota

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Châhkâpâs : A Naskapi Legend (First Nations Language Readers) Counting The People of Denendeh: EthnohistoryChhkps: A Naskapi Legend shares the story of Chhkps, a heroic figure in First Nations storytelling, who performs feats of strength and skill in spite of his diminutive size. The book shares this traditional legend as originally recorded in the Naskapi community in northern Quebec in 1967 when it was narrated by John Peastitute, a Naskapi Elder and accomplished storyteller. Transcribed in the Naskapi language and syllabic orthography, the book offers a