The Oneida Creation Story Paperback / softback
by Demus Elm, Harvey Antone
Part of the Sources of American Indian Oral Literature series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Oneida Creation Story is the oldest tradition of the Onyota’aka (People of the Standing Stone) and is one of the greatest pieces of oral literature of Native North America.
Ancient elements of Iroquoian cosmology are the heart of the saga: Sky-world, the fall of Sky-woman, the creation of Earth upon Turtle’s back, and the creation of mankind and early society by the twins.
Various versions have been passed down from generation to generation, but the story has never before been published in the Oneida language.
The Oneida Creation Story makes this majestic and beautiful story available in both Oneida and English for the first time.
This special bilingual edition also features earlier translated versions of the Creation Story, a discussion of its cultural and historical contexts by Oneida Indian historian Anthony Wonderley, and lexicons cross-referenced to the story.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:174 pages, Illus
- Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2000
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- ISBN:9780803267428
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:174 pages, Illus
- Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780803267428
