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TITLE:
So you girls remember that : memories of a Haida elder / Gaadgas Nora Bellis with Jenny Nelson.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Publishing,
Physical Description:
xiv, 224 p. : ill., maps.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
So you girls remember that is an oral history of a Haida elder, Naanii Nora, who lived from 1902 to 1997. A collaborative effort, this project was initiated and guided by Charlie Bellis and Maureen McNamara and was years in the making. The resulting book, compiled by Jenny Nelson, is a window into Nora's life and her family--from the young girl singing all day in the canoe, bossing her brothers around or crossing Hecate Strait on her dad's schooner, to the young woman making her way in the new white settlers' town up the inlet, with music always a refrain. These are stories of childhood; of people and place, seasons and change; life stages and transitions such as moving and marriage; and Haida songs and meanings. This book also contains the larger story of Nora's times, a representation of changing political relationships between Canada and the Haida people and a personal part of the Haida tale.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781550179774
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references.